Light Pollution as an Approach to the Urban Planning of Mexican Cities

Authors

  • José González-Madrigal Consorcio CentroMet-Conacyt
  • Héctor Solano-Lamphar Consorcio CentroMet-Conacyt
  • Manuel Ramírez Consorcio CentroMet-Conacyt

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4067/S0250-71612020000200155

Keywords:

urban planning, regional effect city-environment, light pollution

Abstract

In Mexico, there is a growing concern for the care of the environment based on criteria of human health and preservation of organisms that inhabit the territory. This statement can be exemplified by the regulations on air, noise, water and soil. However, little has been done to regulate artificial lighting from the environment, given that the increase in use of nocturnal artificial light has negative consequences on the biological processes of organisms that are bared to overexposure. Considering that artificial lighting is related to population growth and urbanization, this document relates this phenomenon in the local space and emphasizes the importance of establishing lighting planning considering local parameters. For this, we conduct a geographical analysis of cities in Mexico, from the needs of protection of biodiversity that are presented in them, from the Protected Natural Areas.

Published

2020-01-02

How to Cite

González-Madrigal, J., Solano-Lamphar, H., & Ramírez, M. (2020). Light Pollution as an Approach to the Urban Planning of Mexican Cities. Revista EURE - Revista De Estudios Urbano Regionales, 46(138). https://doi.org/10.4067/S0250-71612020000200155

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