New dawn or new dusk? Beyond the binary of day and night

Authors

Christopher R. Gibson, University of WollongongFollow
Ben Gallan, University of WollongongFollow

RIS ID

43335

Publication Details

Gallan, B. & Gibson, C. (2011). New dawn or new dusk? Beyond the binary of day and night. Environment and Planning A, 43 (11), 2509-2515.

Abstract

In the first week of April 2011 The International Dark-Sky Association celebrated International Dark Sky Week, an annual event raising awareness of how artificial lighting is rapidly destroying the dark sky at night. In the same week, in post-tsunami Japan, debate emerged about whether to introduce unusual daylight-savings regula- tions and force companies to shift operating hours for workers to relieve the stress on the country's crippled power plants.