• The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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• v.39 no.1
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• pp.89.1-89.1
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• 2014

빛공해란, 불필요하거나 필요 이상의 인공빛이 야생 동식물들과 우리 인간들에게 악영향을 미치는 현상을 말하며, 실생활에서 인공빛 에너지를 목적에 맞지 않게 사용하는 것이 이 현상의 주요 원인이라고 할 수 있다. 빛공해 현상은 야생 동식물들에게 악영향을 주어 개체수를 감소시킬뿐만 아니라 멸종에까지 이르게 할 수 있으며, 지구 자전의 영향으로 하루 24시간 주기로 설정되어 있는 우리 인간의 생체리듬을 교란시켜 암, 비만, 당뇨병, 그리고 우울증 등과 같은 인간의 목숨을 위협할 수 있는 질병들을 일으키기도 한다. 하지만 인공빛을 목적에 맞게 올바르게 사용한다면 그로 인해 절약된 에너지와 그 비용을 다른 필요한 분야에 대체하여 사용할 수 있을 것이다. 우리는 과거의 빛공해 관련 논문과 보고서의 설문조사 결과를 통하여 빛공해로 인한 피해와 에너지 낭비 문제가 빛공해에 대한 일반 시민들의 무관심으로부터 발생하고 있다는 사실을 확인할 수 있었다. 따라서 우리는 빛공해에 대한 일반 시민들의 인식 변화를 알아보기 위하여 기존에 진행된 설문조사와 같은 문답내용의 설문조사를 올해 다시 실시하였다. 그 설문조사의 결과를 통하여 우리는 과거보다 빛공해에 대한 인식이 많이 확산되어 있다는 사실을 알 수 있었으며, 그 이유로는 최근 빛공해와 관련된 많은 뉴스 기사들과 함께 웹상의 소셜네트워크와 같은 다양한 경로의 정보매체들을 통하여 빛공해에 대한 정보를 보다 빠르고 쉽게 접할 수 있는 환경이 조성되었기 때문이라고 분석하였다. 빛공해 인식 확산에 더욱 더 기여하기 위하여 최근에 우리는 국제 어두운 밤하늘 협회 한국 지부 (Korean Chapter, International Dark-Sky Association) 인가를 받아 그 단체 이름으로 빛공해 방지 홍보 사업을 온라인과 오프라인을 통하여 보다 더 활발히 진행하기 위하여 많은 노력을 하고 있다.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Information Technology
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• v.16 no.12
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• pp.13-24
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• 2018

Recently, light pollution has become a serious environment issue caused by excessive uses of artificial light. Central and local governments have made efforts to manage light pollution and mitigate light pollution damages. Developing methods to diagnose light pollution is critical to effectively monitor light pollution conditions in Seoul. This study develops a methodology to create a map that presents the status of light pollution in Seoul, using International Space Station(ISS) night-time images. Through the map, we evaluated the areas that show high levels of light intensity and found out local characteristics of light intensity; Commercial area, office building concentrated area, and large sports facilities. The result of study provides basic understanding to present a new way for monitoring light pollution in urban sites.

• Journal of Environmental Impact Assessment
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• v.28 no.1
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• pp.63-70
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• 2019

Artificial lighting is an essential part, but it causes light pollution due to unnecessary or excessive use of light. Light pollution has negative effects such as power waste, adverse health effects, destruction of the ecosystem. But currently, light pollution is managed only post-management. The purpose of this study is to standardize methods of environmental impact assessment focusing on light pollution to effectively manage and reduce the negative effect of areas that may cause light pollution in advance.

• Korean Journal of Environment and Ecology
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• v.34 no.1
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• pp.63-71
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• 2020

This study characterized the spatial and seasonal patterns of light pollution in the Deogyusan National Park and examined the potential effects of light pollution on ecosystems in the park using light intensities derived from VIIRS (Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite) DNB (Day and Night Band) nightlight images collected in January and August 2018. Results showed that the Muju Deogyusan resort had the greatest light intensity than other sources of light pollution in the park, and light intensity of the resort was much higher in January than in August, suggesting that artificial lights in ski slopes and facilities were the major source of light pollution in the park. An analysis of an urban-natural light pollution gradient along a neighboring urban area through the inside of the park indicated that light radiated from a light pollution source permeated for up to 1km into the adjacent area and contaminated the edge area of the park. Of the legally protected species whose distributions were reported in literature, four mammals (Martes flavigula, Mustela nivalis, Prionailurus bengalensis, Pteromys volans aluco), two birds (Falco subbuteo, Falco tinnunculus), and nine amphibians and reptiles (Onychodactylus koreanus, Hynobius leechii, Karsenia koreana, Rana dybowskii, Rana huanrenensis, Elaphe dione, Rhabdophis tigrinus, Gloydius ussuriensis, Gloydius saxatilis) inhabited light-polluted areas. Of those species inhabiting light-polluted areas, nocturnal species, such as Prionailurus bengalensis and Pteromys volans aluco, in particular, were vulnerable to light pollution. These results implied that protecting ecosystems from light pollution in national parks requires managing nighttime light in the parks and surrounding areas and making a plan to manage nighttime light pollution by taking into account ecological characteristics of wild animals in the parks.

• Korean Journal of Environment and Ecology
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• v.28 no.4
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• pp.484-489
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• 2014

In this paper, we examined factors that influenced light pollution in Korean national parks during peak and off-peak tourist seasons. Cloud-and moonlight-free nighttime satellite images that were collected during October 2012(for peak season) and January 2013(for off-peak season) by the Day and Night Band (DNB) of the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) sensor were used to estimate the levels of light pollution in 19 national parks (excluding the Bukhansan and Mudeungsan National Parks). Bootstrapping regression analyses were conducted to examine the effects of socioeconomic and policy factors on light pollution in the study national parks for peak and off-peak tourist seasons, separately. The characteristics of light pollution in the national parks varied by season. During the peak tourist season, light pollution in the national parks were affected more by night lights nearby the parks than those within in the parks, while in the off-peak season, light sources in the parks were more important. Scattering of light emitted from hotels and other recreational facilities outside the parks that led to the sky glow effect can be attributed to the greater impact of night lights nearby the parks during the peak season. This result suggests that regulating light pollution nearby the park areas is needed to mitigate light pollution in the national parks, especially in a peak tourist season.

• Korean Journal of Environment and Ecology
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• v.36 no.4
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• pp.433-441
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• 2022

Light pollution is one of the factors that disturb coastal and island ecosystems. This study examined the factors causing light pollution in the islands in Daedohaehaesang National Park using nighttime satellite images. This study selected 101 islands with an area of 100,000 m² or more in Daedohaehaesang National Park, and measured the levels of light pollution of the selected islands by calculating mean nighttime radiance recorded in VIIRS DNB monthly images for January, April, August, and October 2019. Of seven districts of the park, The highest mean nighttime radiance was recorded in Geumodo district (17,666nW/m²/sr), followed by Geonumdo·Baekdo, Narodo, Soando·Cheongsando districts. By season, mean nighttime radiance in October was the highest at 9,509nW/m²/sr, followed by August, January, and April. Regression analyses show that the total floor area and the number of lighthouses in a 5 km buffer area had a statistically significant effect on mean nighttime radiance at all times, but those within the island did not, indicating that light pollution in islands in a national park where land development is strictly restricted is influenced by artificial lights in nearby areas. However, the total floor area of an island significantly affected mean nighttime radiance only in August, which appears to be attributed to the impact of intensive use of artificial light by visitors during summer vacation. The size of an island had a negative (-) effect on nighttime radiance. This negative effect suggests that light pollution is a type of ecological edge effect, i.e., the smaller island is more likely to have a relatively larger proportion of edge area that is affected by light emitted from the neighboring areas. The results of this study indicate that managing artificial lights in nearby areas is necessary to mitigate light pollution in islands in marine and coastal national parks.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2011.07a
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• pp.1720-1721
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• 2011

야간도시경관의 미적향상, 시각적 안전 확보 등으로 기존의 조명들의 과도한 빛 유발 시야방해같은 현상이 일어나 신종 공해 중 하나인 빛공해 적 측면에서 광주광역시 야간경관 특성에 대해 분석 하고 Photopia를 이용하여 파장변화에 따른 배광설계를 통해 과도 조명 요소 해결 방법을 제시하고자 한다.

• The Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Illuminating and Electrical Installation Engineers
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• v.30 no.3
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• pp.4-12
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• 2016

• Korean Journal of Environment and Ecology
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• v.28 no.4
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• pp.411-418
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• 2014

This study seeks to identify the effects of light pollution and environmental factors on Great Tits(Parus major) bird's chirping at dawn. For this research, the campus of Sanji University, Wonju, South Korea was selected as the area with light pollution and the western forest of the Chiaksan National Park was chosen as the natural area herein. The Recording period was between March 26th and May 30th, 2014. As a result of analyzing the chirping time according to light pollution, it was found that the light pollution area clearly showed earlier chirping time than the natural area (p<0.05). Great Tits(P. major) normally start their first chirping before sunrise and in most of the days under investigation of this research, those in Sanji University started to chirp earlier. This faster chirping time seems to improve the chance for the female birds to mate with immature males thus, baby birds hatch earlier than the appropriate breeding season and results in the lack of feed resources. The correlation between Great Tits'(P. major) dawn chirping and environmental factors were investigated herein including the time of sunrise, civil twilight, navigation twilight, astronomical twilight, average temperature, highest temperature, lowest temperature, time of moonrise and cloudiness. The first chirping time of wild birds in the day was found to have correlations with all of the environmental factors excluding the time of moonrise and cloudiness. Great Tits(P. major) started their first chirping before sunrise when the day started to break around civil twilight. Along with the earlier sunrise and higher air temperature, their dawn chirping time was also quickened. The time of moonrise and cloudiness did not show a correlation and further follow-up studies will be necessary in this regard.

• KIEAE Journal
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• v.9 no.6
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• pp.45-50
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• 2009

Nowadays, the lighting of urban nightscape has become important for improvement in city. Lighting the outdoor is different that lighting an interior. Outdoor lighting designs should be designed to minimize glare, light trespass, light clutter and energy conservation to avoid light pollution. Mokpo city launched into a large scale project of the city beautification using outdoor lighting. However, outcomes of outdoor lighting project have faced strong opposition from environmental groups. This study aims to analyze the light pollution of outdoor lighting in Mokpo-si for creating a health night environment. The Radiant Imaging Prometric-1400 was used to measure the luminance of Yudal Mountain, Goha Island and Luminarie Street. The result showed that the all the outdoor lighting produce light pollution and some places like mountain and island did not need a lot of lighting all the time.