To make our cities more inclusive, safe, and sustainable, we wanted to understand how lighting affects perceptions of safety in a city at night for women and girls and the wider community. The way light interacts with surfaces and colours in the built environment is crucial in affecting how people perceive brightness and safety.
Together with the social context of a space, these factors strongly correlate to feelings of safety and comfort. Together with the social context, these urban design elements can work synchronously to construct atmospheres of safety and comfort in public spaces.