Research on the characteristics and evaluation of nightscape along the LRT line

With people's increasing demand of nightlife activities, the nightscape has become more important than ever to\ud enhance the image of city. In this study, we tried to analyze the effects and influence of the landscape lighting\ud that produced the nightscape and pointed out that the optimal nightscapes along the LRT (Light Rail Transit)\ud line. We selected the urban landscapes along the LRT wayside as the research objects, used the SD (Semantic\ud Differential) technique to compare the difference between the daytime and the nighttime landscapes by the\ud vision engineering and measurement psychology. As a result, it became clear as follows: 1) image evaluation of\ud the nightscapes got higher estimation than that of daytime landscapes. The importance of the nightscape has been\ud recognized once again; 2) landscape lighting played the important role in the charming nightscape; 3) the\ud optimal nightscapes along the LRT routes could be chosen with the results of factor analysis