Adverse Health Effects in Relation to Urban Residential Soundscapes

Skånberg, Annbritt; Öhrström, Evy

doi:10.1006/jsvi.2001.3894

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“…Urban acoustic environments are thus pervaded with anthropogenic sounds, usually resulting in noise pollution which affects natural organisms as well as human wellbeing [1,2,3]. Birds that use songs (i.e.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

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Birdsong As an Element of the Urban Sound Environment: A Case Study Concerning the Area of Warnemünde in Germany

Liu¹,

Kang²,

Behm³

2014

Acta Acustica united with Acustica

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SummaryBirds are common species in urban ecosystems and birdsong is an important element of many urban sound environments. Perceptions of birdsong loudness, based on a case study in Warnemünde, a coastal area in Germany, were analysed in terms of its role in urban sound environment, the relationships with other sounds, spatiotemporal characteristics, as well as the relationships with underlying landscape characteristics. An important and positive role of birdsong in urban soundscape perception in the study area was recognised. The analysis of the relationships between birdsong perception and other sounds suggested that, although birds could adjust their songs with continual urban traffic sounds, they are still sensitive to excessive sounds related to human appearance (adult voice, child voice and footstep) or human activities (construction sounds, music). The spatiotemporal patterns of perceived loudness of birdsong suggested the adapted patterns of bird species in urban areas. Perceived loudness of birdsong showed close relationships with the underlying landscape characteristics indicated by a series of landscape spatial pattern indices. Positive relationships were found with construction density, road density, vegetation density, as well as fragmentation status indicated by patch density, largest patch index, landscape shape index, fractal dimension and contagion.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Birdsong As an Element of the Urban Sound Environment: A Case Study Concerning the Area of Warnemünde in Germany

Liu¹,

Kang²,

Behm³

2014

Acta Acustica united with Acustica

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“…The daily activities of urban communities have been invaded by noise from different sources with traffic noise being reported as 8 the major source of the urban noise pollution [3] The issue of traffic noise in Jordan has been drawing an increasing attention over the last few years, due to its increasing magnitude In order to recognize the development of the problem, the magnitude of traffic noise levels was measured and compared through the years from 2005 to 2012 for 26 selected locations in Amman city. For the purpose of comparison, this study used the same method of noise measurements as that used in the earlier studies from which data were extracted.…”

Section: Magnitude Of Traffic Noisementioning

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Evolution of Traffic Noise Impacts In amman, Jordan

Jadaan¹,

Gammoh²,

Okasha³

et al. 2015

IJAET

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Amman, the capital of Jordan has been subjected to persistent increase in road traffic due to overall increase in prosperity, fast development and expansion of economy, travel and tourism leading to the traffic noise being a growing environmental problem. This study investigates the changes over the years in the magnitude of the traffic noise pollution, the attitude of the residents towards the problem and estimates its economical impact.Measurements were made at selected locations and compared with published figures at the same locations in order to identify the changes over time. The impact of the problem on the exposed residents was also evaluated through carrying out a social attitudinal survey and the results were compared with those of similar studies. An attempt is also made to valuate and put a monetary value for traffic noise.The results confirm that traffic noise levels are growing over the years and their social and economic impacts are also both growing and becoming more significant

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“…Nowadays, noise is one of the main sources of annoyance (Skenberg and Öhrström, 2002). Consequently, it is considered as a form of "invisible pollution", called noise-pollution (Dafi s, 1998).…”

Section: Uvodmentioning

confidence: 99%