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Nick Dunn

Nick Dunn is professor of Urban Design at Lancaster University.

Dim it: Most people around the world live under light-polluted night skies in urban areas. But rural areas are being affected too, such as gas and oil producing areas in the United States. (Bettymaya Foott)
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Cities need to embrace dark night skies

Brightness harms people’s and other creatures’ health, disrupts ecosystems and changes climate

  • Nick Dunn
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