Wind turbines and health: A critical review of the scientific literature

RJ McCunney, KA Mundt, WD Colby… - … of Occupational and …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Objective: This review examines the literature related to health effects of wind turbines.
Methods: We reviewed literature related to sound measurements near turbines …

Anti-noise window: Subjective perception of active noise reduction and effect of informational masking

B Lam, KCQ Lim, K Ooi, ZT Ong, D Shi… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Reviving natural ventilation (NV) for urban sustainability presents challenges for indoor
acoustic comfort. Active control and interference-based noise mitigation strategies, such as …

[HTML][HTML] Indoor soundscapes at home during the COVID-19 lockdown in London–Part I: Associations between the perception of the acoustic environment, occupantś …

S Torresin, R Albatici, F Aletta, F Babich, T Oberman… - Applied acoustics, 2021 - Elsevier
Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, as a result of the adoption of worldwide
lockdown measures, the home environment has become the place where all the daily …

Sound as a supportive design intervention for improving health care experience in the clinical ecosystem: A qualitative study

TO Iyendo - Complementary therapies in clinical practice, 2017 - Elsevier
Purpose Most prior hospital noise research usually deals with sound in its noise facet and is
based merely on sound level abatement, rather than as an informative or orientational …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of health impacts of noise pollution in the Tarkwa Mining Community of Ghana using noise map** techniques

PE Baffoe, AA Duker, EV Senkyire-Kwarteng - Global Health Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Noise pollution is increasing across the world due to the increase in human
activities in the urban areas. The main causes of noise pollution are man-made and …

Audio-visual interactions enhance soundscape perception in China's protected areas

X Xu, H Wu - Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 2021 - Elsevier
Coordination of sound and view management is essential to construct tranquility and
enhance the visitor experience in protected areas. However, research on audio-visual …

[HTML][HTML] Measuring, representing and analysing indoor soundscapes: A data collection campaign in residential buildings with natural and mechanical ventilation in …

S Torresin, F Aletta, T Oberman, V Vinciotti… - Building and …, 2023 - Elsevier
A model for the assessment of perceived affective quality of indoor residential soundscapes
is first applied in a field survey carried out in 61 dwellings in England. Objectives are i) to …

[PDF][PDF] Ecosystem services enhanced through soundscape management link people and wildlife

MJ Levenhagen, ZD Miller, AR Petrelli, LA Ferguson… - People …, 2020 - researchgate.net
Burgeoning urbanization, development and human activities have led to reduced
opportunities for nature experience in quiet acoustic environments. Increasing noise affects …

Road traffic noise annoyance mitigation by green window view: Optimizing green quantity and quality

T Van Renterghem, E Vermandere… - Urban Forestry & Urban …, 2023 - Elsevier
There is convincing real-life evidence that seeing outdoor vegetation through the windows of
one's dwelling is able to mitigate negative health effects due to exposure to environmental …

Environmental inequality in four European cities: A study combining household survey and geo-referenced data

A Diekmann, H Bruderer Enzler… - European …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Combining individual-level survey data and geo-referenced administrative noise data for
four European cities (Bern, Zurich, Hanover, and Mainz; n= 7,450), we test the social …