Editing Light pollution (section)

=== Community Involvement ===
Community awareness is also necessary in order to progress towards reducing light pollution. As if more people are aware on the effects of artificial lighting, there could be effective legislative influence on mitigating it. Unfortunately, there are groups that may still not be completely knowledgeable on its various impacts. For example, cultural beliefs may be the reason some are holding back; around the world, darkness may be associated with evil whereas light would contrastingly be associated with progress in some cultures.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Pothukuchi |first=Kameshwari |date=2021 |title=City Light or Star Bright: A Review of Urban Light Pollution, Impacts, and Planning Implications |url=http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0885412220986421 |journal=Journal of Planning Literature |language=en |volume=36 |issue=2 |pages=155–169 |doi=10.1177/0885412220986421 |issn=0885-4122 |access-date=2024-04-09 |archive-date=2024-04-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240409150918/https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0885412220986421 |url-status=live }}</ref> Furthermore, societal standards have made humans more active during the day time,<ref>{{Cite book |title=Ecological consequences of artificial night lighting |publisher=Island Press |year=2006 |editor-last=Rich |editor-first=Catherine |editor-last2=Longcore |editor-first2=Travis}}</ref> which may be another significant reason for the delay of increased knowledge and awareness. However, more recent studies show the public not only becoming more aware of the issue, but are also experiencing consequences of excessive artificial lighting.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Lyytimäki |first1=Jari |last2=Rinne |first2=Janne |date=2013 |title=Voices for the darkness: online survey on public perceptions on light pollution as an environmental problem |url=http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/1943815X.2013.824487 |journal=Journal of Integrative Environmental Sciences |language=en |volume=10 |issue=2 |pages=127–139 |doi=10.1080/1943815X.2013.824487 |issn=1943-815X |access-date=2024-04-09 |archive-date=2024-04-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240409150918/https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/1943815X.2013.824487 |url-status=live }}</ref> An assessment from 2020 shows an increase in citizen awareness in the late 20th century due to availability to internet search engines as well as the ability to engage globally. The assessment discussion further suggests that better information accessibility and voting may motivate more citizens to understand and thus care about the issue.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Zielińska-Dabkowska |first1=Karolina M. |last2=Xavia |first2=Kyra |last3=Bobkowska |first3=Katarzyna |date=2020 |title=Assessment of Citizens' Actions against Light Pollution with Guidelines for Future Initiatives |journal=Sustainability |language=en |volume=12 |issue=12 |pages=4997 |doi=10.3390/su12124997 |doi-access=free |bibcode=2020Sust...12.4997Z |issn=2071-1050 }}</ref>