Assessing the pedestrian response to urban outdoor lighting: A full-scale laboratory study

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Creator/Principal investigator(s)

Johan Rahm - Lund University, Department of Architecture

Maria Johansson - Lund University, Department of Architecture

Research principal

Faculty of engineering, Lund University - Department of Architecture

Description

The study employed a mixed design, with a within subjects repeated measures design for evaluating differences due to the different lighting applications, and a between groups design for exploring differences due to age. Each participant performed the test procedure three times, once for each lighting application. The luminaires were shifted by rotating the top of the lamppost and the presentation order was counterbalanced.

More information is available in published article https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0204638

Purpose:

The study aims to identify and explore methods for evaluating the human response to pedestrian lighting applications.

Language

English

Method and outcome

Unit of analysis

Group

Individual

Population

The participants were recruted from two age-groups: Young (N: 43, 19 - 31 yrs.) and elderly (N: 46, 62 – 77 yrs.)

Time Method

Cross-section

Study design

Non-randomised trial

Sampling procedure

Non-probability: Respondent-assisted

The participants were recruited through information meetings at organizations for elderly, at public places, on the university campus and through personal networks.

Time period(s) investigated

2014-11-01 – 2014-11-20

Variables

120

Number of individuals/objects

Data format / data structure

Numeric

Data collection

Mode of collection: Laboratory experiment
Time period(s) for data collection: 2014-11-03 – 2014-11-20
Source of the data: Other

Geographic coverage

Geographic spread

Geographic location: Lund Municipality

Administrative information

Responsible department/unit

Department of Architecture

Funding 1

Funding agency: Swedish Energi Agency
Funding agency's reference number: 2012-00-3180

Funding 2

Funding agency: Interreg Europe: Lighting Metropolis
Funding agency's reference number: NYPS 20200430

Topic and keywords

Research area

Social sciences (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)

Psychology (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)

Applied psychology (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)

Psychology (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Keywords

Lighting, Electric lighting

Publications

Rahm J, Johansson M (2018) Assessing the pedestrian response to urban outdoor lighting: A full-scale laboratory study. PLoS ONE 13(10): e0204638. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0204638
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0204638

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