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Japanese Government Official Guideline for Reduction of Light Pollution

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 May 2016

Syuzo Isobe*
Affiliation:
National Astronomical Observatory, Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan

Abstract

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After 3-year discussions within a working group of the Japanese CIE and then 2-year discussion under a committee of the Environmental Agency in Japan, “Guideline for Light Pollution - Aiming for Good Lighting Environments” was published by the Environmental Agency. This is the first governmental guideline in the world and therefore a good example to be discussed in the other countries.

Type
Part 2. Threats to Optical Astronomy
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 2001 

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