A multi-city dark sky advocacy campaign (2019-20)
| Funding year | 2019-20 |
|---|---|
| Proposal/Project No. | KP-IP-2019/20-54 |
| Project title | A multi-city dark sky advocacy campaign |
| Approved budget (HKD) | 100,000 |
Summary
This project aims to spread the message of light pollution reduction and dark sky preservation for the overseas partners of GaN-MN, the HKU-led multi-national light pollution monitoring project, by organizing coordinated multi-cities knowledge exchange public events and by sharing expertise and resources of the HKU team on educating the public about impacts of light pollution, such as the Outdoor Lighting Network. A centerpiece of the proposal is the organization of a joint simultaneous public education and outreach event to be conducted in multiple cities to publicize research data collected from the GaN-MN project.
Project Objectives
- To promote light pollution measurement technique developed by HKU and research results from the ongoing HKU’s multi-national light pollution study to the public both locally in Hong Kong and overseas.
- To promote light pollution knowledge exchange resources and contents developed by HKU to overseas partners
- To educate people on the importance of light pollution reduction both in Hong Kong and overseas.
- To promote good practices of lighting in Hong Kong and overseas in hope of maximizing energy efficiency and minimizing light pollution.
External Partner Organization
Ho Koon Nature Education cum Astronomical Centre (Sponsored by Sik Sik Yuen)
Non-academic Sector(s) benefitted
Hong Kong general public, Hong Kong and international light pollution educational community
Deliverables
- Generated Impact through the GaN-MN in collaboration with the IAU-OAO, with the launching of new YouTube channel, with 6 videos from 3 partners of project and by our team.
- Invited speaker, “Impacts of lightings on the surroundings: measurements of urban skyglow,” on 18 October 2019 at International Lighting Symposium: Smart Lighting Beyond Imagination, CIE (Hong Kong) Limited.
- Speaker, “The Globe at Night – Sky Brightness Monitoring Network” on 16 June 2020 at ALAN2020, 6th International Conference on Artificial Light at Night on 16 June 2020 (online).
- Expanded the Globe at Night - Sky Brightness Monitoring Network by setting up 17 new stations in 3 countries (Brazil, The Netherlands, Germany) and Hong Kong.
Impacts
Expanding the night sky brightness monitoring network
Sharing of public knowledge exchange resources to international community
Public engagement events targeted for professionals