Improving Traffic Noise Simulations Using Space Syntax: Preliminary Results from Two Roadway Systems

Dzhambov, Angel M.; Dimitrova, Donka D.; Turnovska, T

doi:10.2478/10004-1254-65-2014-2469

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“…The findings regarding spatial orientability and intelligibility are in line with several other space syntax analyses of other cities across the world [9,[12][13][14][15][16][17][18]. This is shown in the Biskra case but also some of the others, but there are few studies on noise pollution and these spatial variables correlate with sound pressure levels [19][20][21][22][23][24][25].…”

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“…Some of the space syntax measures seemed to be highly associated with traffic count and traffic-generated noise. The authors claim that the space syntax method has a high predictive potential above and beyond traffic counts [24]. The same findings regarding noise pollution and levels of spatial integration were found in a research project in Dhaka city.…”

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Noise and Spatial Configuration in Biskra, Algeria—A Space Syntax Approach to Understand the Built Environment for Visually Impaired People

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This contribution investigates the correlation between street noise levels and the spatial configuration of the street network in four different types of neighbourhoods in the Algerian city of Biskra. Space syntax methods are used to analyse spatial relationships, where accessibility, intelligibility, and legibility of urban spaces can be evaluated. The degree of spatial integration is used as an accessibility indicator and is correlated with recorded noise level data at 154 points from the selected neighbourhoods. As the results show, there are strong correlations between spatial integration and recorded sound pressures on streets and roads in colonial and unplanned neighbourhoods. The reason is that these types of neighbourhoods have a street network with high correlations between street connectivity and global spatial integration. There are weak correlations between connectivity and global spatial integration throughout the modern planned neighbourhood, which again affects the correlation between noise and space. The experiment shows that space syntax methods have the potential to predict degrees of accessibility and orientability for people with visual impairments in urban planning.

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Noise and Spatial Configuration in Biskra, Algeria—A Space Syntax Approach to Understand the Built Environment for Visually Impaired People

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“…Space syntax methodologies have also inspired research on noise pollution generated by traffic in cities and its interactions with the street layout. Recent research has tested the potential of space syntax analysis to predict traffic noise exposure (Dzhambov, Dimitrova, and Turnovska 2014). At another scale of analysis, Conor Black (Black 2013b(Black , 2013a(Black , 2013c has investigated comparisons between space syntax agents and the propagation of voice in enclosed spaces, known as 'Sound syntax'.…”

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Urban opportunities and conflicts around street musicians: the relationship between the configuration of public space and outdoor acoustics in Ciutat Vella, Barcelona

Clúa

Llorca-Bofí

Psarra

2020

Journal of Urban Design

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The practice of busking and street music performance is becoming key to the identity of cities. However, although the spatial configuration and acoustics of historic city centres are interrelated, few rigorous studies have been undertaken on this area. The paper presents the results of a quantitative and comparative analysis of the space syntax configuration and on-site sound recordings in four main open environments within the inner core of Barcelona. The aim of this work is to highlight the conflict points between outdoor acoustics and movement flows in order to inform future designs and management of those public spaces.

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“…30 Further details on the noise mapping are reported elsewhere. 25,31 Participants' addresses were geocoded and linked to the noise map. Because we had data on the orientation of rooms within each building, we were able to assign road traffi c dayevening-night equivalent noise level (L den ) and night equivalent noise level (L night ) to the living room and bedroom façades, respectively.…”

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Community Noise Exposure and its Effect on Blood Pressure and Renal Function in Patients with Hypertension and Cardiovascular Disease

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Gatseva³

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Folia Medica

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Citation: Dzhambov AM, Tokmakova MP, Gatseva PD, Zdravkov NG, Gencheva DG, Ivanova NG, Karastanev KI, Vladeva SV, Donchev AT, Dermendzhiev SM. Community noise exposure and its eff ect on blood pressure and renal function in patients with hypertension and cardiovascular disease.Folia Medica 2017;59(3): 344-356. doi: 10.1515/folmed-2017-0045 Background: Road traffi c noise (RTN) is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and hypertension; however, few studies have looked into its association with blood pressure (BP) and renal function in patients with prior CVD. Aim: This study aimed to explore the eff ect of residential RTN exposure on BP and renal function in patients with CVD from Plovdiv Province. Materials and methods:We included 217 patients with ischemic heart disease and/or hypertension from three tertiary hospitals in the city of Plovdiv (March -May 2016). Patients' medical history, medical documentation, and medication regimen were reviewed, and blood pressure and anthropometric measurements were taken. Blood samples were analyzed for creatinine, total cholesterol, and blood glucose. Participants also fi lled a questionnaire. Glomerular fi ltration rate was estimated using the Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI) equation. All participants were asked about their annoyance by diff erent noise sources at home, and those living in the city of Plovdiv (n = 132) were assigned noise map L den and L night exposure. The eff ects of noise exposure on systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), and estimated glomerular fi ltration rate (eGFR) were explored using mixed linear models. Results: Traffi c noise annoyance was associated with higher SBP in the total sample. The other noise indicators were associated with non-signifi cant elevation in SBP and reduction in eGFR. The eff ect of L den was more pronounced in patients with prior ischemic heart disease/stroke, diabetes, obesity, not taking Ca-channel blockers, and using solid fuel/gas at home. L night had stronger eff ect among those not taking statins, sleeping in a bedroom with noisy façade, having a living room with quiet façade, and spending more time at home. The increase in L den was associated with a signifi cant decrease in eGFR among men, patients with ischemic heart disease/stroke, and those exposed to lower air pollution. Regarding L night , there was signifi cant eff ect modifi cation by gender, diabetes, obesity, and time spent at home. In some subgroups, the eff ect of RTN was statistically signifi cant. Conclusions: Given that generic risk factors for poor progression of cardiovascular diseases cannot be controlled suffi ciently at individual level, environmental interventions to reduce residential noise exposure might result in some improvement in the management of blood pressure and kidney function in patients with CVD.

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Improving Traffic Noise Simulations Using Space Syntax: Preliminary Results from Two Roadway Systems

Cited by 11 publications

References 18 publications

Noise and Spatial Configuration in Biskra, Algeria—A Space Syntax Approach to Understand the Built Environment for Visually Impaired People

Noise and Spatial Configuration in Biskra, Algeria—A Space Syntax Approach to Understand the Built Environment for Visually Impaired People

Urban opportunities and conflicts around street musicians: the relationship between the configuration of public space and outdoor acoustics in Ciutat Vella, Barcelona

Community Noise Exposure and its Effect on Blood Pressure and Renal Function in Patients with Hypertension and Cardiovascular Disease

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