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TY - JOUR
T1 - Re-wilding the Night
T2 - Understanding how darkness is valued through the nighttime light-ecology of Bonn Botanical Gardens
AU - Griffiths, Rupert
AU - Stone, Taylor
AU - Powell, Alison
AU - Dunn, Nick
AU - Dijkstra, Iris
AU - Dalgleish, Hannah
AU - Hector, Luca
AU - Müller, Andreas
PY - 2024/11/15
Y1 - 2024/11/15
N2 - Rewilding the Night is an interdisciplinary research project that aims to reimagine the urban night by capturing and communicating the qualities and rhythms of both artificial and natural light at night. Central to the project is a re-evaluation of urban darkness by questioning and expanding the normative frameworks surrounding urban lighting. Through a collaborative and experimental approach, the project seeks to make the urban night legible by employing sensor technologies and data visualization techniques, thus fostering a deeper engagement with and appreciation for urban darkness. The project has three objectives—first, to capture and analyse environmental light data to create an accessible understanding of the variations in natural and artificial nighttime light. Second, to use this groundwork to engage with public perceptions and values regarding darkness; and third, to develop lighting prototypes responsive to both data and values. This paper outlines the conceptual foundations and practical steps undertaken to achieve the first objective. In doing so, it underscores the importance of interdisciplinary research and design in addressing complex urban challenges, offering a model for future research aimed at creating more liveable, sustainable, and inclusive urban night environments for both humans and non-humans.
AB - Rewilding the Night is an interdisciplinary research project that aims to reimagine the urban night by capturing and communicating the qualities and rhythms of both artificial and natural light at night. Central to the project is a re-evaluation of urban darkness by questioning and expanding the normative frameworks surrounding urban lighting. Through a collaborative and experimental approach, the project seeks to make the urban night legible by employing sensor technologies and data visualization techniques, thus fostering a deeper engagement with and appreciation for urban darkness. The project has three objectives—first, to capture and analyse environmental light data to create an accessible understanding of the variations in natural and artificial nighttime light. Second, to use this groundwork to engage with public perceptions and values regarding darkness; and third, to develop lighting prototypes responsive to both data and values. This paper outlines the conceptual foundations and practical steps undertaken to achieve the first objective. In doing so, it underscores the importance of interdisciplinary research and design in addressing complex urban challenges, offering a model for future research aimed at creating more liveable, sustainable, and inclusive urban night environments for both humans and non-humans.
KW - night studies
KW - urban night design
KW - urban biodiversity
KW - urban re-wilding
KW - environmental ethics
KW - creative methods
KW - sensors and sensing
U2 - 10.21827/potcj.2.2
DO - 10.21827/potcj.2.2
M3 - Journal article
VL - 1
SP - 12
EP - 29
JO - Philosophy of the City Journal
JF - Philosophy of the City Journal
SN - 2378-1017
IS - 2
ER -