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Light pollution : the dangers of an increasingly illuminated world

Alicia Pelegrina (coordinacion)

Affiliation: Not available

Biography: Es doctora en Ciencias Ambientales por la Universidad de Granada. Comienza su carrera profesional fundando en el año 2002 una consultora ambiental. Desde entonces, son numerosas las iniciativas, publicaciones y artículos de sensibilización ambiental en los que ha participado. Su encuentro con la astronomía le lleva a poner voz al problema ambiental de la contaminación lumínica. En 2016 coordinó la puesta en marcha de la Oficina de Calidad del Cielo IAA-CSIC desde la que hoy cuenta ciencia para mentalizar sobre los efectos nocivos de la contaminación lumínica y el sinsentido de encender la noche. Experta en la promoción y gestión de proyectos internacionales de I+D+i, en la actualidad es la responsable de la Oficina Técnica Severo Ochoa del Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía.

José Manuel Vílchez (coordinacion)

Affiliation: Not available

Biography: Not available

Francisco Ramírez (coordinacion)

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Airam Rodríguez (coordinacion)

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Coordination: Alicia Pelegrina; José Manuel Vílchez; Francisco Ramírez; Airam Rodríguez

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Publication year: 2025

Language: English

Subjects: Earth Sciences, Popular Science

Collection: Science for Public Policy

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Abstract:

One of the CSIC’s roles is to inform, assist and advise public and private entities on science and technology, as stated in article 5 of its Articles of Association. As part of this function, the report Light pollution, the dangers of an increasingly illuminated world, from the Science for Public Policy collection, is presented as a document aimed at administrations and society in general. It outlines the challenge of tackling light pollution, an environmental problem caused by the increasing proliferation of artificial light on our planet, which has become one of the drivers of the unprecedented global change we are witnessing. It reviews its potential impacts, which extend to diverse areas, such as environmental and human health, astronomical observations and our cultural heritage, and includes some of the CSIC’s actions and lines of research designed to respond to this challenge.

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