Quick questions about artificial outdoor lighting in Longyearbyen for my master's degree thesis
Hello! I am an Italian industrial design student currently writing my master's thesis on urban outdoor lighting, using Longyearbyen as a central case study. I'd love to hear from anyone who lives there, has lived there, or has spent time there, even a visit during polar night counts. A goal of my thesis is to design a lighting solution capable of improving life and well-being in public spaces and streets.
No forms, no links, just a few questions if you feel like it:
- How does polar night (or midnight sun) affect your daily life, and does artificial lighting help?
- Are there spots in Longyearbyen where the lighting bothers you: too bright, too dim, wrong feel?
- Have you noticed light affecting local wildlife?
- If you could change one thing about how the town is lit, what would it be?
Even one sentence on any of these would be great. Thanks a lot and happy to share back anything interesting that comes out of the thesis. ^_^