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ENCYCLOPEDIA

OF WORLD PROBLEMS

AND HUMAN POTENTIAL

  2. World problems
  3. Insufficient street lighting

Insufficient street lighting

  • Poorly lit roadways
  • Poor street lighting

Broader

Unfocused design of community space
Presentable
Unregulated public rights-of-way
Unpresentable
Inadequate road conditions
Unpresentable
Underdeveloped provision of household services
Yet to rate

Aggravates

Improper lighting as an occupational hazard
Presentable
Reluctance to travel at night
Yet to rate
Inability to make use of evening time
Yet to rate

Aggravated by

Limited accountability of public services
Presentable

Reduces

Light pollution
Excellent

Related

Dangerous paths
Yet to rate

Strategy

Providing safe accessible roads
Yet to rate
Campaigning against unnecessary outdoor lighting
Yet to rate

Value

Poverty
Yet to rate
Insufficiency
Yet to rate

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #11: Sustainable Cities and CommunitiesSustainable Development Goal #12: Responsible Consumption and Production

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(E) Emanations of other problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
Content quality
Unpresentable
 Unpresentable
Language
English
1A4N
J9224
DOCID
12092240
D7NID
144309
Editing link
Official link
https://encyclopedia.uia.org/problem/insufficient-street-lighting
Last update
Oct 4, 2020