ABSTRACT

What follows is unlike previous chapters in that it does not deal with definitions or quantities, or experimental results and their application. Rather it gives the author’s opinions as to the actions that need to be taken if future lighting research is to be fruitful. Broadly these actions can be classified into: (a) avoiding the limitations of the past; (b) developing new approaches to the study of lighting and new measures of the effects of lighting; and (c) applying these approaches and measures to areas of practical importance. Each of these topics will be examined in turn.