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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
  • Industry » Utilities
  • Societal problems » Inadequacy
  • Transportation, telecommunications » Roads
    • Content quality
    Unpresentable
     Unpresentable
    Language
    English
    1A4N
    J9224
    DOCID
    12092240
    D7NID
    144309
    Last update
    Oct 4, 2020