Road Traffic Noise and Annoyance

A Quantification of the Effect of Quiet Side Exposure at Dwellings

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ID15488132
AutoresYvonne de Kluizenaar (Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research, autor correspondente), Sabine A Janssen (0000-0003-1605-6984, Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research), Henk Vos (Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research), Erik M Salomons (Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research), Han Zhou (0009-0001-9993-3366, Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research), Frits van den Berg (0000-0003-3998-1056, GGD Amsterdam)
Ano2013
Volume10
Fascículo6
Páginas2258-2270
Data de publicação2013-06-03
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
EditoraMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph10062258
PMID23736655
PMCIDPMC3717735
OpenAlexW2154810862
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas12
Referências citadas6

Previous studies indicate that residents may benefit from a "quiet side" to their dwellings. The influence of the level of road traffic noise exposure at the least exposed side on road traffic noise annoyance was studied in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Road traffic noise exposure was assessed at the most and least exposed façade (Lden,most and Lden,least respectively) of dwellings for subjects in a population based survey (N = 1,967). It was investigated if and to what extent relative quietness at the least exposed façade affected the level of road traffic noise annoyance by comparing two groups: (1) The subgroup with a relatively quiet façade; (2) the subgroup without a relatively quiet façade (large versus small difference in exposure between most and least exposed façade; DIF ≥ 10 dB and DIF < 10 dB respectively). In addition, it was investigated if and to what extent Lden,least affected the level of road traffic noise annoyance. Results indicate a significantly lower road traffic noise annoyance score at a given Lden,most, in the subgroup with DIF ≥ 10 dB versus DIF < 10 dB. Furthermore, results suggest an effect of Lden,least independent of Lden,most. The estimated size of the effect expressed in an equivalent change in Lden,most approximated 5 dB for both the difference between the two subgroups (DIF ≥ 10 dB and DIF < 10 dB), and for a 10 dB change in Lden,least

Acoustics · Annoyance · Audiology · Hearing loss · Noise (video · Noise exposure · Noise level · Noise reduction · Physics · QUIET · Road traffic · Significant difference · Statistics · Traffic noise · Transport engineering · Computer Science · Engineering · Environmental Science · Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation · Mathematics · Medicine · Noise Effects and Management · Psychology · Urban Green Space and Health

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