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Strategies to outdoor artificial light at night (ALAN): to balance the urban development and human health

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: Light has played a pivotal role in shaping human evolutionary trajectories, and it continues to exert profound effects on human health in contemporary societies. Especially, with the advent of artificial light at night (ALAN), the global application of lighting increased diversely, covering indoor and outdoor building lighting, traffic/street lighting, commercial advertising, electronic entertainment and many other fields. ALAN has become one of the most critical global change phenomena may affect human health through both direct and indirect pathways.

Source: International Journal of Environmental Epidemiology

DOI: 10.55092/ijee20260016

Author: Liwen Hu

Institution: Sun Yat-sen University

Language: English

Topic: Impact of Light on Environment and Health

Subfield: Global and Planetary Change

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W7223657440