Perspectives on urban lightingWei, Lanlan (Avtor) Bizjak, Grega (Avtor) Svetina, Matija (Avtor) Kobav, Matej Bernard (Avtor) pedestrian environmental psychologypedestrian's perception of safetyurban lightingvisual comfortenvironmental psychologyurban environmentsilluminationpedestriansvisual perceptionsafetypreferencesThis study investigates pedestrian preferences regarding outdoor public lighting, specifically examining their impact on the perception of visual comfort, safety and reassurance in different urban settings. Despite extensive research on lighting parameters and pedestrian safety perception in recent years, gaps remain in understanding how users perceive different lighting scenes in real nighttime environments. The laboratory study comprised 130 participants under 30 years old. Using real location data, we simulated four distinct urban lighting conditions using Dialux software and examined them in a dark laboratory setting. Participants viewed generated images of urban nighttime scenes of a well-known Ljubljana district and answered the questionnaire. The questions were about participants' walking habits in a nighttime environment and about their perception of safety and reassurance based on viewed images. All together nine different scenes were evaluated by participants. Our study employed various analytical approaches to examine the effects of height (low vs. high) of lighting poles and lighting uniformity (better vs. worse) on participants' perceptions of safety, visual comfort, reassurance and orientation ease. The results demonstrate a preference for lighting with good uniformity, particularly in areas with higher lamp posts, suggesting its vital role in enhancing visual comfort. These findings emphasize the significance of continuous lighting design in promoting pedestrian safety and visual comfort in urban environments.20252025-09-01 15:06:54Članek v reviji171758UDK: 159.9:71:628.971.6ISSN pri članku: 1309-6915DOI: 10.14744/megaron.2025.84760COBISS_ID: 247258371sl