Inquinamento luminoso in Italia
Light Pollution in Italy

by Pierantonio Cinzano

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Introduzione all'inquinamento luminoso
Distribuzione delle sorgenti in Italia
Stato dell'inquinamento luminoso in Italia
Mappe della brillanza artificiale del cielo in Italia
Crescita dell'inqui- namento luminoso
Come misurare la brillanza del cielo
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Bibliografia tecnica e scientifica (fino al 2001)
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Inquinamento luminoso nell'Unione Europea
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Dipartimento di Astronomia

Università di Padova

 

Copyright 2000, P. Cinzano, Thiene, Italy

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MEASURING AND MODELLING LIGHT POLLUTION

Edited by   Pierantonio Cinzano

 Mem. Soc. Astron. It. vol.71 - no. 1 - 2000 

(submitted May 1998)

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TABLE OF CONTENTS 

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Table of Contents

Preface of W. Sullivan: p. 5

Foreword of F. Bertola: p. 7 

Introduction: p. 9 

D. Crawford: Light pollution, an environmental problem for astronomy and for mankind p. 11 

D. McNally: The hazard to astronomy from operational satellites p. 41 

R. J. Cohen: Radio pollution of the OH 1612­Mhz band p. 47 

R. Casagrande, P. Giulini: City lights and urban green p. 55 

A. Roman, P. Cinzano, G. M. Giacometti, P. Giulini: Light pollution and possible effects on higher plants p. 59 

R. H. Garstang: Light pollution at Mount Wilson: the effects of population growth and air pollution p. 71 

R. H. Garstang: Limiting visual magnitude and night sky brightness p. 83

P. Cinzano: The propagation of light pollution in diffusely urbanised areas p. 93 

P. Cinzano: Disentangling artificial sky brightness from single sources in diffusely urbanized areas p.113 

S. Isobe, S. Hamamura: Monitoring light energy loss estimated by the DMSP satellites p.131 

F. Falchi, P. Cinzano: Maps of artificial sky brightness and upward emission in Italy from satellite measurements p.139

A. H¨anel: The situation of light pollution in Germany p.153 

P. Cinzano: The growth of light pollution in North­Eastern Italy from 1960 to 1995 p.159 

S. Cristaldi, S. Foti: A method to measure the night sky luminosity p.167 

V. Zitelli: The brightness and colours of the Loiano sky p.193 

E. Poretti, M. Scardia: The measurement of the sky brightness at Merate Observatory p.203 

G. Catanzaro, F. A. Catalano: Measurements of the night sky brightness at the Catania Astrophysical Observatory p.211 

A. Piersimoni, A. Di Paolantonio, E. Brocato: Sky brightness at Teramo Observatory p.221 

G. Favero, A. Federici, A. R. Blanco, R. Stagni: Measurements of light pollution of Padua p.223 

P. Cinzano, R. Stagni: The colors of the sky glow p.231 

S. Rosoni: Proposal of a spectroscopical map of astronomical sites p.235 

P. Cinzano: Modelling light pollution from searchlights p.239 

P. Cinzano, F. J. Diaz Castro: The artificial sky luminance and the emission angles of the upward light flux p.251 

M. Broglino, P. Iacomussi, G. Rossi, P. Soardo, L. Fellin, C. Medusa: Upward flux of public lighting: two towns in northern italy p.257 

M. Di Sora: The fight against light pollution in Italy p.271


 

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What is light pollution
Sources of light pollution in Italy
Situation of light pollution in Italy
Maps of artificial night sky brightness in Italy
Growth of light pollution in Italy
Sky brightness measurements
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References on Light Pollution (up to 2001)
Bills, laws and ordinances in Italy
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Light pollution in the European Union
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