STARS4ALL@CAPSSICommunityWorkshop
IreneCelino– CEFRIEL– [email protected]– @iricelinoBratislava,September28th2016
AbouttheSTARS4ALLprojectObjective:fightinglightpollution,defendingthe“starsforallcitizens”right,encouragingcitizenstocareandpreserveEuropeanskies’darkness
Consortium:2ICT(UPM,CEFRIEL),1SocialScience(SOTON),2Economy(ECN,ESCPEurope),1Biodiversity(IGB-Berlin),2Astronomy(IAC,UCM)+agrowingsetofexternalactivists
http://www.stars4all.eu/
Fighting…what?Lightpollution?TransitiontoLEDtechnology isgoodforenergysavingbutverydangerousintermsoflightpollution!
Howmanyofyouhaven’tseenanythinglikethisinalongtime(…orever)?
ThisisaviewfromTenerife
Canaryislandshaveaspeciallegislationtoprotectskydarknessatnight
Lightpollution:shouldyoureallycare?
Excessivelightatnighthasanumberofadverseeffects:
§ Diminishednightskyvisibility,becauseoflightscattering(i.e.youcan’tseethestarsanymore,especiallyfromcities)
§ Negativeripercussiononthecircadianclockofhighervertebrates,includinghumans(i.e.youdon’tsleepwellatnight)
§ Interferencewithlifeandreproductionofmanyspecies(e.g.birdsloosingtheirorientationwhilemigratingbecausetheygetconfusedbycitylights)
HowSTARS4ALLisfightinglightpollutionLightPollutionInitiatives…moreonthewebsite @www.stars4all.eu/index.php/lpis/
ProposenewLPIproposalsthroughourcompetition!!!
Expeditionsandbroadcastingofastronomicalevents@http://www.sky-live.tv/
STARS4ALLYouTube channel:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIYulJmvihMGfRB2SsUkDpQ
HowSTARS4ALLisfightinglightpollution
HowSTARS4ALLisfightinglightpollution§ Photometernetwork§ Gameswithapurpose§ Marketplace§ STARS4ALLFoundation§ Crowdfunding§ QualitySeal§ Hackathons§ Events(todayatALANconference)
§ …
Designanddevelopmentoflow-costphotometerstoallowlightpollutionautonomousmonitoring
GamingapplicationstoengagecitizensinLPIs
(justforyou:previewofNightKnightsgameatgames.stars4all.eu/
nightknights )
ChallengesCreatingawarenessandspreadingthewordisthefirst(easy)step
Butwhatabout:§ changingpeoplebehaviour?§modifyingEuropeanlegislation?§ convincinglightingindustry?§…§makeourworldmoresustainable?
Thanks foryour attention!
IreneCelinoonbehalf oftheSTARS4ALLconsortium
www.stars4all.eu
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