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A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2022.
Special Issue Editors
Interests: tunnel lighting; use of sunlight; energy savings in lighting installations; light pollution; impact of lighting on safety and well-being; lighting policies
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Interests: light and lighting; discomfort and disability glare; lighting in industry; lighting and safety; lighting and performance; lighting and productivity; lighting and ergonomics; tunnel lighting; automotive lighting
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
At present, the synergy between lighting and industry, understood from the widest perspective of sustainable development [1], is one major issue to strengthen in modern societies. Accurate lighting in industrial activities, but also an optimal and sustainable lighting industry are necessary in order to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals and keep the highest standards in well-being and safety [2-6]. Given the importance of the sector, more comprehensive studies on light and industry have to be conducted in industrial activities like textiles [7], sustainable food production [8-11], agriculture [12-14], automotive [15, 16], and other industries as have already been done in residential, academic, medical, and commercial buildings [17-19]. In addition, several studies have shown that lighting systems are effective in productivity and task performance, mistakes at work, poor quality, and accidents [20-23]. In summary, the Brundtland Report, established in 1987, approaches sustainable development in such way that lighting must be present and considered in depth. Thus, the influence of lighting in productivity has long been a matter of research. However, studies must still be better documented. In connection with visual effects, it should be noted that inappropriate illumination increases eye fatigue, eyestrain, disability, and discomfort and eventually non-visual effects leading to accidents, disturbance, stress, and lack of safety [24-28], leading to more financial expenses, energy consumption, and less efficient production. Hence, some studies have shown that light has physical, physiological, psychological, and cognitive effects, industrial lighting design must optimize these effects accordingly [29]. Further studies in various industries show that adequate intensity and uniformity for certain jobs increase production, enhance product quality, protect the health of workers, improve safety and security, reduce worker fatigue and accidents, and improve the satisfaction and mood of employees [30, 31]. In summary, the purpose of this Special Issue is to present the state-of-the-art and show the top advances in the lighting in industry as well as the new trends in the industry of lighting within the framework of sustainable development.
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Prof. Dr. Antonio Peña-García
Dr. Ahmad Mehri
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- lighting in industry
- industry of lighting
- lighting & accident
- visual performance
- lighting & productivity
- lighting & ergonomics
- lighting & quality product
- lighting & physiology
- lighting & psychology