We need research to articulate the health and environmental costs and benefits of complex policy interventions that influence air and soundscape quality. This includes the environmental impacts and human health related ones.
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This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:
Noise is usually defined as unwanted sound . Environmental noise, including sounds from road/rail/air traffic, industries, construction, public work, and the neighbourhood, creates disturbance and distress. In the Europe...
Funded by: EPSRC
Lead research organisation: Loughborough University
The project partially answers the question by addressing the issue of sounds we want to hear and measuring sound quality rather than noise.
Summary Soundscapes, like landscapes, have and important role in our lives. Just like a view from an office or bedroom window, a soundscape can help make us feel comfortable, productive and happy or make us feel uneasy a...
Funded by: EPSRC
Lead research organisation: University of Salford
The project partially answers the question by engaging the public in noise measurement and assessment, allowing them to have a more active role in shaping their soundscape.
With increasing population growth and continuing urbanization, air quality and urban noise have emerged as important determinants of the global and European burden of disease, as well as public health within cities. Air ...
Funded by: MRC
Lead research organisation: Imperial College London
The project partially answers the question by investigating the impact of air pollution and noise on cognitive development in children growing up in urban environments.