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 noise pollution and exploring ways to measure sound quality. The authors have the necessary expertise to competently answer the question.
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 developing technologies for public engagement in noise measurement and assessment. The authors have the necessary expertise to competently answer the question.
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 partially answers the question by raising awareness of noise pollution and proposing a mobile noise abatement pod. The authors have the necessary expertise to competently answer the question.