Identificación de viviendas afectadas por el alumbrado público (polución lumínica) en la ciudad de Cuenca

Abstract

Light pollution is any unused light energy that can cause negative effects in the environment, such as the emission of light flow in areas or in directions that should not be illuminated. The main objective of this study is to quantify the amount of unnecessary light produced by public lighting that is focused on the facades of existing buildings in Cuenca’s historic downtown, as well as estimate the energy consumed to illuminate these areas. Chapters 1 and 2 describe the concepts related to public lighting and light pollution. Chapter 3 presents a methodology to estimate the amount of light, energy and luminous flux produced by the luminaires next to the facades of buildings, then chapter 4 shows information based on the photometric data of the luminaries existing in the study area. Chapter 5 evaluates and performs an analysis to quantify the amount of light not necessary and that illuminates the adjacent facades. Chapter 6 describes some solutions for the problems of light pollution. Finally, conclusions and recommendations are presented