Light Pollution Veneto
Thematic Study
ICOMOS–IAU Thematic Study on astronomical heritage.
This is the first Thematic Study in any field of science heritage. It is elaborated using examples of properties, including some already on the World Heritage List or national Tentative Lists.
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The Windows to the Universe. Document included within the ICOMOS-IAUThematic Study on Heritage Sites of Astronomy (2009).
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Following the signing of a formal Memorandum of Understanding between UNESCO and the IAU in October 2008, this Working Group has been created in order to progress the Astronomy and World Heritage Initiative. The Starlight Initiative is collaborating with the IAU Working Group.
Light Pollution
Regione Veneto in Italy approves a law promoting no upward-directed light!
Regione Veneto was the first Italian region to enforce a law against light pollution in 1997. Being the first, the law had room for future improvement. One area that needed improvement allowed up to 3% direct upward flux from luminaries. After more than 10 years (and in the International Year of Astronomy) Veneto is substantially upgrading its laws and the new law now recognizes the importance of 0% upward-directed flux, as in ten other Italian regions, starting from the most populated one: Lombardy.
More information at DSA-IYA2009 ...>
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