TY - THES AU - Hsiao, Yung-Hsin T1 - The impact of light pollution on tourism development in tourism destinations DA - 2017 CY - Chur PB - Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft HTW Chur A3 - Voll, Frieder AB - Light pollution has been one of the fast-emerging environmental crisis in the past few decades. Mainly caused by poorly designed and placed artificial lights in outdoor areas, light pollution has caused various negative impacts to today’s ecosystem. However, this issue is often neglected despite of the pollutants and wastes created, partially due to people’s dependence on artificial light sources at night time. Same negligence occurs in tourism industry, whether if it is the street lights provided to navigate people or excessive use of light for public displays. Artificial lights are heavily utilized as an add-on effect to a tourist package. Consequentially, many tourism developments have hindered the night sky quality without proper cares. This Bachelor Thesis will look into light pollution’s effect to a region and its connection to tourism industry. Furthermore, recommendations are given to avoid further damage to the darkness in night sky and to improve touristic experience. M3 - Bachelorarbeit Tourismus M4 - Citavi ER -