LUCI Asia Urban Lighting Workshop 2017

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29 – 30 June 2017

A regional workshop on sustainable urban lighting targeted at Asian cities in the LUCI network and beyond will be organised by LUCI, the City of Seoul and CityNet on 29 – 30 June 2017 in Seoul, S. Korea.

The workshop aims to provide public lighting decision-makers an overview of the opportunities and benefits of sustainable urban lighting.

It will be a unique opportunity to meet and learn from urban lighting experts and engage in peer to peer knowledge, transfer and exchange of good practices and solutions. This will be enabled especially through group discussions and analysis, interactive work sessions, networking and site visits.

Key learning objectives are the following

  • Understand the opportunities and benefits of sustainable, well-planned urban lighting

Understand the cost-saving effects of energy-efficient street lighting

Understand other benefits such as improved and attractive public spaces, social cohesion, reinforcing city identity, positive effects on local economy, etc.

Identify areas of action and improvement in urban lighting in their cities

  • Get an overview of the implementation process towards renewed lighting

Explore options and technologies available for street lighting renewal such as retro-fitting, LEDs, intelligent lighting, off-grid solar streetlights, etc.

Explore urban lighting financing options in the region and innovative financial models

Learn from good practices, lessons learned and innovative solutions from other cities worldwide

  • Get an idea of the role of urban lighting in smart city concepts and how to process the digital transition in lighting

What do we expect from future lighting?

How do we identify and share citizen’s needs and ideas?

How to accelerate existing and future knowledge (Roadmapping)?

How to strengthen collective knowledge & network connections?

  • Establish new partnerships, facilitate city-to-city cooperation and similar initiatives after the workshop

Workshop Program (TBC)

  • Module 1 (DAY 1)

Overview presentation on urban lighting: issues and potential
Participants present street lighting in their city: achievements and challenges
Presentation of good practices and projects from cities
Identification of areas of action and improvement in each city
Site visit in Seoul + Networking

  • Module 2 (DAY 2)

Financing urban lighting
Interactive road-mapping session
Short presentations by workshop sponsors and Q&A session
Site visit in Seoul + Networking
Modules will be moderated by LUCI and City Net, led by international experts from the Seoul Urban
Light Policy Division and the Eindhoven Lighting Roadmap.

Please note, the program is subject to change. Further details and updates will be available on the workshop website soon.

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