(Ebook) Study of Light Pollution in Urban Lighting in Nisantasi Example by MS.c. EVREN KORKMAZER 1 , MS.c. YASIN BEKTAS , MS.c. MERVEBANU AYKANAT MS.c. SHARGIYAYA JEVEDZADE , *Dr. GÖKÇEN FIRDEVSYÜCEL CAYMAZ ISBN 9781439874882, 9780471241096, 0471241091, 1439874883

(Ebook) Study of Light Pollution in Urban Lighting in Nisantasi Example by MS.c. EVREN KORKMAZER 1 , MS.c. YASIN BEKTAS , MS.c. MERVEBANU AYKANAT MS.c. SHARGIYAYA JEVEDZADE , *Dr. GÖKÇEN FIRDEVSYÜCEL CAYMAZ ISBN 9781439874882, 9780471241096, 0471241091, 1439874883

To make urban identity forming components visible by making use oftechnologic improvements, and to make the city livable for everybody byenhancing aesthetic and charming attraction are becoming important forurban designers.Lighting is becoming an important factor to suit cities tolivable places for livings in all comfort conditions. By the improvement ofscience and technology, to organize the life spaces of livings according totoday’s comfort conditions are considered more and more important. Urbanlighting is affecting both the lighting comfort and livings’ (humans, animal,and plants) health in many dimensions. The light used on unsuitable spot,unsuitable direction, unsuitable amount and unsuitable time is defined as lightpollution.Within the scope of this study, national and international literatureresearch related with urban lighting is done and basing criteria are identified.In the frame of these identified criteria, Nisantasi example is examined in thecontext of lighting pollution. Important streets and lanesand importanthistorical and religious structures that gained a seat in public memory areidentified. Designing criteria of the lighting tools existing in these identifiedareas and their suitability according to their spot are evaluated, andmeasuring their illuminance sufficiency, the issues which are detected as lightpollution are stated.In conclusion, the studies done in our country are citedand the issues that are to be done to prevent light pollution are introduced assuggestion.JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY URBAN AFFAIRS (2019), 3(2), 8-15.https://doi.org/10.25034/ijcua.2018.4696