최근, 야간으로의 도시 활동이 연장되면서, 24시간 도시화의 표현처럼 도시인의 활동이 야간에도 왕성해짐으로서 야간의 도시환경에 대해서도 도시 환경디자인적 차원에서 그 관심이 증대 되고 있다. 또한 야간경관은 도시경관의 시각적 질을 파악하고 도시이미지의 아이덴터티를 구축함에 있어서도 매우 중요한 요소로 작용되고 있다. 도시의 야간경관을 향상시키려는 관점으로부터 대도시를 중심으로 한 경관조명의 필요성이 더욱더 절실히 요구되고 있다. 따라서 본 논문에서는, 광주 광역시를 대상으로 도시미관적 차원에서의 야간 경관조명에 관하여 기본적인 계획상의 이론적인 배경들을 고찰하고, 기존 현황분석을 통해서 구체적인 계획방향과 도시환경의 경관 디자인적 가이드라인을 제시하고자 한다.

In our times, by an highly information oriented and locomotion-society, five-day work per week and the improvement of living standard , increased leisure time has the organization competition changed between countries, city space, itself become essential components in competing. And, the new direction of city is the enlargement of requirements which .in quality of life express the space in the identity of city with life space and new city`s night image. So, The method and extent of the research is as follows : In order to research the present conditions of city`s environmental night landscape, the method of research is divided as follows: Research in concerning technical matters and fundamental theory of city`s nightscape and design guidelines, management. The basic data was based on the Gwangju City, research prepared by established various orientation and relationship between the types and present conditions in nightscape. Through the research, taking the common conditions and guidelines and important problems in city. The Image of city have changed as a change of the times. Recently, as the result of mental and cultural richness, it is needed the creation of city with the importance of amenity and quality of life. As the way of practicing it, various discourses are unfolding about nightscape. So. this study intended for analyzed and evaluated the image nightscape as city`s environmental design.