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 focuses on understanding and improving the evaluation and dissemination of effective policy interventions for air and soundscape quality.
This collaborative project - involving a composer, architect, community-building project manager / development scholar, film maker, electronics engineer and graphic designer - aims to draw public attention to the levels ...
Funded by: AHRC
Lead research organisation: University of Edinburgh
The project aims to raise awareness of the effects of noise pollution and the need for a quieter environment, but does not directly address policy interventions or evaluation.
Mental health issues and stress is rising, with a substantial economic cost on society; in 2011, the UK Department of Health reported mental health costs of £105billion. People need time and restorative environment...
Funded by: EPSRC
Lead research organisation: Heriot-Watt University
The project focuses on designing and engineering soundscapes for restorative environments, but does not directly address policy interventions or evaluation.