Korea Environment Corparation
Management Disclosure
Management of Light Pollution
Core Business
Environmental Health
Providing life-based environmental services
Management of Light Pollution
Introduction
Background
- Going after "the light pollution from artificial lighting prevent act" which has enforced since Feburary 2013, this bussiness initiated to prevent excessing and inapropriate artificial lighting so that healthy luminous environment to be wide-spread in the country.
Background
- By the several means such as ①research of actual condition in the country, ②investigation of pollution source, ③finding various measure of reduction, ④publicity activities for nationwide by website and so on, services basis to the policy maker.
Legal basis
- "the light pollution from artificial lighting prevent act" clause 14 (research and invenstigation related on light pollution)
- "the light pollution from artificial lighting prevent act" ordinance clause 7(agencies for the subject on clause 14 of the act - Korea Environment Corporation)
Main contents
- Research of actual condition about light pollution in Korea
- conducting researches on pollution sources
- light pollution reduction consulting
- light pollution data inventory management
- Build-up the enviornmental foundation of light pollution researches
- setting up the certification system of light pollution reduction for lighting instruments
- Web-site(Good Light iInformation Center; www.goodlight.or.kr) management
- various information contents service related light pollution to the public
- local government light pollution information management system to the officers
Related legal standard
vertical Illuminance standard for streetlights
| classification | Environmental zone | vertical Illuminance(lx) | note |
|---|---|---|---|
| category 1 | dark landscapes | 10 | greenbelt, conservation area |
| category 2 | low district brightness areas | 10 | agricaltural area, farming area, forestry |
| category 3 | medium dstrict brightness areas | 10 | residential area |
| category 4 | high district brightness areas | 25 | commercial area |
Main contents
| classification | Environmental zone | light intensity of surface for decorative illumination (cd/m2) | light intensity of surface for signboard illumination (cd/m2) | note | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| avg | max | general signboard(max) |
light emitting signboard(avg) |
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| 60mins after sunset~ 60mins before sunrising |
60mins after sunset~ 60mins before sunrising |
60mins after sunset ~ 24:00 | 24:00 ~ 60mins before sunrising | ||||
| category 1 | dark landscapes | 5 | 20 | 50 | 400 | 50 | greenbelt, conservation area |
| category 2 | low district brightness areas | 5 | 60 | 400 | 800 | 400 | agricaltural area, farming area, forestry |
| category 3 | medium dstrict brightness areas | 15 | 180 | 800 | 1,000 | 800 | residential area |
| category 4 | high district brightness areas | 25 | 300 | 1,000 | 1,500 | 1,000 | commercial area |