LUCI Commissions

 

There are currently four Commissions active within LUCI:

 

 

Culture Commission led by the City of Glasgow
The Culture Commission explores the use of lighting to reinforce a city’s culture and history. It has recently initiated, in cooperation with the Cambridge Policy Consultants agency, a research project that will evaluate the economic and cultural benefits of light festivals for host cities. This research will explore this topic through the analysis of case studies from all over the world. The Commission's final report, "The Economic and Cultural Benefits of Light Festivals" was released at the LUCI AGM in Gothenburg (Nov. 2011).

 

 

 

 

The Charter on Urban Lighting Commission led by the City of Leipzig
This Commission will pursue the work on the LUCI Charter on Urban Lighting, which draws LUCI cities around certain common principles in urban lighting, while simultaneously emphasizing the network’s commitment to sustainable urban development. The Commission will continue to explore the next steps following the signature of the Charter and will determine appropriate indicators for a periodic evaluation of the lighting strategies of signatory cities.

 

 

 

Urban Strategies Commission led by the City of Liege

Since 2009 the Urban Strategies Commission has been specifically focusing on the social aspects of light: for example the relationships individuals establish with their environment, identifying what role lighting can play, and what impact it can have on the urban environment in constant evolution. The Commission, in partnership with the University of Liege (LEMA),  has been working on a publication aiming at defining this new concept and illustrating it through exemplary and innovative experiences. This publication, entitled "The Social Dimensions of Light" was presented during the City under Microscope in Liege (Sept. 2011).

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Sustainable Lighting Commission led by the City of Eindhoven

The City of Eindhoven is involved in two EU projects on sustainable lighting. In the framework of this Commission, Eindhoven will share and disseminate the knowledge developed in these two projects: BLISS (Better Lighting for Sustainable Streets) which was launched more than a year ago and PLUS (Public Lighting Strategies for Sustainable Urban Spaces) that was approved by the EU at the end of 2010. Eindhoven is the lead partner of the PLUS project which also involves three other LUCI cities (Lyon, Leipzig and Tallinn), as well as LUCI.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commission on Tourism and Lighting led by the City of Chartres


The most recent Commission, launched last May, is the LUCI Commission on Tourism and Lighting. Chaired by the City of Chartres, it will involve LUCI member cities in the realization of a publication in partnership with Atout France, the national promotional agency linked to the French Ministry of Tourism. The initiative aims to identify the key factors that determine how a lighting strategy can contribute to the touristic development of a destination, and the resulting publication will be a methodological guide for cities, with testimonies and case studies from all over the world.