A History of Blackpool Illuminations

Millington, SD, Edensor, Timothy J., Isenstad, S, Neumann, D and Petty, MM (2015) A History of Blackpool Illuminations. In: Cities of Light: Two Centuries of Urban Illumination. Routledge Taylor & Francis GroupLondon. ISBN 978-1138813922

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Abstract

Cities of Light is the first global overview of modern urban illumination, a development that allows human wakefulness to colonize the night, doubling the hours available for purposeful and industrious activities. Urban lighting is undergoing a revolution due to recent developments in lighting technology, and increased focus on sustainability and human-scaled environments. Cities of Light is expansive in coverage, spanning two centuries and touching on developments on six continents, without diluting its central focus on architectural and urban lighting. Covering history, geography, theory, and speculation in urban lighting, readers will have numerous points of entry into the book, finding it easy to navigate for a quick reference and or a coherent narrative if read straight through. With chapters written by respected scholars and highly-regarded contemporary practitioners, this book will delight students and practitioners of architectural and urban history, area and cultural studies, and lighting design professionals and the institutional and municipal authorities they serve.