TY - JOUR
T1 - Light pollution, have you heard about it? Measuring knowledge about light pollution in Lima, Peru
AU - Grijalva-Salazar, Rosario Violeta
AU - Fernández-Bedoya, Víctor Hugo
AU - Esteves-Pairazamán, Ambrocio Teodoro
AU - Ibarra-Fretell, Walter Gregorio
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 IJSTR.
PY - 2020/1
Y1 - 2020/1
N2 - Cities with a high content of light pollution are illuminated 24 hours a day, this generates light pollution. Light pollution does not only the vision of people, but also affect the animals of the place, who find themselves in the need to migrate to other areas, darker where they can perform their daily activities, with greater insecurity for them. This study aimed to measure the level of knowledge of the light pollution, data collected from 384 people living in Lima, Peru was examined. Findings suggested that in general, only 4% of people interviewed have high knowledge of what light pollution is, while 20% had medium knowledge and 76% of people interviewed had low knowledge of the subject.
AB - Cities with a high content of light pollution are illuminated 24 hours a day, this generates light pollution. Light pollution does not only the vision of people, but also affect the animals of the place, who find themselves in the need to migrate to other areas, darker where they can perform their daily activities, with greater insecurity for them. This study aimed to measure the level of knowledge of the light pollution, data collected from 384 people living in Lima, Peru was examined. Findings suggested that in general, only 4% of people interviewed have high knowledge of what light pollution is, while 20% had medium knowledge and 76% of people interviewed had low knowledge of the subject.
KW - Language
KW - Logo program
KW - Peru
KW - Phonological awareness
KW - Speaking
KW - Speech-therapy
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M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85078746633
SN - 2277-8616
VL - 9
SP - 295
EP - 298
JO - International Journal of Scientific and Technology Research
JF - International Journal of Scientific and Technology Research
IS - 1
ER -