| Can surrounding greenery reduce noise annoyance at home? | |
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PMID: 20638105 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Annoyance has been identified as the most important psychological impact arisen from noise. Besides socioeconomic status, residing neighborhood characteristics such as greenery has been shown to be able to reduce noise annoyance. To study the effects of these potential annoyance modifiers, nine hundred and ninety-two responses were collected through face-to-face interviews via questionnaire surveys. Among them, six-hundred and eighty-eight responses were collected together with adequate dwelling information which enabled a more accurate prediction of home noise levels. All these data were analyzed using an ordered logit model. Results indicate that greenery perception exerts considerable influence on noise annoyance rated at home. Wetland parks and garden parks are shown to be able to reduce noise annoyance to a greater degree than grassy hills. And the effects of the perceived amount of greenery on noise annoyance reduction at home differ according to the setting of greenery to which participant perceived from individual home. |
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Authors:
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H N Li; C K Chau; S K Tang |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2010-07-16 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The Science of the total environment Volume: 408 ISSN: 1879-1026 ISO Abbreviation: Sci. Total Environ. Publication Date: 2010 Sep |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-08-23 Completed Date: 2010-09-24 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0330500 Medline TA: Sci Total Environ Country: Netherlands |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 4376-84 Citation Subset: IM |
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Copyright 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. |
Affiliation:
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Department of Building Services Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China. |
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Adult Environmental Remediation* Female Housing Humans Irritable Mood* Male Middle Aged Noise / prevention & control* Perception* Plants* |
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