Lichtvisie: A Look at Amsterdam’s Public Lighting as an Urban Sensing Platform
<p>I can be a bit of a nervous flyer, especially on evening flights, but one thing that does bring me ease is catching a glimpse of a city from above.</p>
<p>The sight of city lights signal an arrival. Human presence. Or somehow — life itself.</p>
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<p>Public light, in many ways, is <em>meant</em> to affect comfort and relief, for its connection to safety is as old as the lighting of public space itself. During the Middle Ages in Europe, people were required by law to carry lanterns after curfew to prove they were not committing any crimes or lewd acts in the late of the evening (<a href="http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/61935" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Seitinger 2010</a>). You carried a light to let others know that it was safe, that you weren’t dangerous.</p>
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