Analysis of streetlight illuminance in residential areas in Kuala Lumpur

Safety in residential areas, especially at night is essential as the economy and population rises. Streetlight enhances the safety level in residential areas. The purpose of this paper is to examine the actual measurement of streetlight illuminance at night and perceptions of residents on aspects re...

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Main Authors:	Kadar Hamsa, Abdul Azeez, Miura, Masao, Sakurai, Osamu, Seki, Sohei
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Language:	English
Published:	Architectural Institute of Japan 2009
Subjects:	TA170 Environmental engineering
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spelling	iium-84532011-12-09T14:51:48Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/8453/ Analysis of streetlight illuminance in residential areas in Kuala Lumpur Kadar Hamsa, Abdul Azeez Miura, Masao Sakurai, Osamu Seki, Sohei TA170 Environmental engineering Safety in residential areas, especially at night is essential as the economy and population rises. Streetlight enhances the safety level in residential areas. The purpose of this paper is to examine the actual measurement of streetlight illuminance at night and perceptions of residents on aspects related to streetlight illuminance by a questionnaire survey. Three residential areas were selected namely Taman Dato’ Keramat (TK) (comprising mainly old detached houses), Kampung Pasir (KP) (mainly traditional village houses) and Petaling Jaya (PJ) (modern detached houses). The average streetlight illuminance at all measurement points in the TK area was 7.0lx, the KP area 15.9lx and the PJ area 6.9lx. Consideration regarding the layout of trees and streetlights is also addressed in this paper. It was found that residents’ perceptions concerning the brightness of streetlights corresponded with the measurement results in the KP area, whereas, it did not in the TK and PJ areas because of the high frequency of low illuminance points. Obviously, the number of low illuminance points should be reduced so that residents will feel safe. At least two-thirds of the respondents who expressed "very bright" or "bright" about the streetlight illuminance felt that their residential areas are "very safe" or "safe". Architectural Institute of Japan 2009-11 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/8453/1/JAABE09.pdf Kadar Hamsa, Abdul Azeez and Miura, Masao and Sakurai, Osamu and Seki, Sohei (2009) Analysis of streetlight illuminance in residential areas in Kuala Lumpur. Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering, 8 (2). pp. 547-554. ISSN 1346-7581 (P), 1347-2852 (O) http://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jaabe/8/2/8_547/_article doi:10.3130/jaabe.8.547
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description	Safety in residential areas, especially at night is essential as the economy and population rises. Streetlight enhances the safety level in residential areas. The purpose of this paper is to examine the actual measurement of streetlight illuminance at night and perceptions of residents on aspects related to streetlight illuminance by a questionnaire survey. Three residential areas were selected namely Taman Dato’ Keramat (TK) (comprising mainly old detached houses), Kampung Pasir (KP) (mainly traditional village houses) and Petaling Jaya (PJ) (modern detached houses). The average streetlight illuminance at all measurement points in the TK area was 7.0lx, the KP area 15.9lx and the PJ area 6.9lx. Consideration regarding the layout of trees and streetlights is also addressed in this paper. It was found that residents’ perceptions concerning the brightness of streetlights corresponded with the measurement results in the KP area, whereas, it did not in the TK and PJ areas because of the high frequency of low illuminance points. Obviously, the number of low illuminance points should be reduced so that residents will feel safe. At least two-thirds of the respondents who expressed "very bright" or "bright" about the streetlight illuminance felt that their residential areas are "very safe" or "safe".
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author	Kadar Hamsa, Abdul Azeez Miura, Masao Sakurai, Osamu Seki, Sohei
author_facet	Kadar Hamsa, Abdul Azeez Miura, Masao Sakurai, Osamu Seki, Sohei
author_sort	Kadar Hamsa, Abdul Azeez
title	Analysis of streetlight illuminance in residential areas in Kuala Lumpur
title_short	Analysis of streetlight illuminance in residential areas in Kuala Lumpur
title_full	Analysis of streetlight illuminance in residential areas in Kuala Lumpur
title_fullStr	Analysis of streetlight illuminance in residential areas in Kuala Lumpur
title_full_unstemmed	Analysis of streetlight illuminance in residential areas in Kuala Lumpur
title_sort	analysis of streetlight illuminance in residential areas in kuala lumpur
publisher	Architectural Institute of Japan
publishDate	2009
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Analysis of streetlight illuminance in residential areas in Kuala Lumpur

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