| On the need for context-sensitive noise impact criteria in rural communities. | |
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PMID: 19062967 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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With the growing population, infrastructure elements previously the exclusive province of urban and suburban communities are pushing their way into rural settings. In their wake comes increased noise nuisance and the need for context-sensitive community noise standards and guidelines. Major differences between urban and rural soundscapes make difficult the stretching of urban guidelines into rurality. Urban noise impact considerations are typically those of minimally increasing the pre-existing anthropogenic din; rural considerations center on maintaining the absence of din altogether. Most quantitative community noise standards are loudness based, comparing source loudness with that of the ambient. However, the desires of rural communities suggest that an audibility-based metric would better suit their needs. Current noise standards explicitly considering rural areas do so by recognizing the lower ambient sound levels in rural areas but still relying on loudness-based metrics. Thus, the need exists to examine the situation from an audibility perspective if places of solitude are to be preserved. This paper identifies the soundscape values of rural populations and compares them with those of urban dwellers. It then identifies the essential elements of noise metrics needed for rural soundscape preservation and also identifies the legal challenges encountered in protecting rural soundscapes. |
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Richard Horonjeff; Grant Anderson |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America Volume: 124 ISSN: 1520-8524 ISO Abbreviation: J. Acoust. Soc. Am. Publication Date: 2008 Oct |
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Created Date: 2008-12-09 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7503051 Medline TA: J Acoust Soc Am Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 2449 Citation Subset: IM |
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81 Liberty Square Rd. 20-B, Boxborough, MA 01719, rhoronjeff@comcast.net76 Brook Trail, Concord, MA, 01742. |
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