[HTML][HTML] Where greenspace matters most: A systematic review of urbanicity, greenspace, and physical health

MHEM Browning, A Rigolon, O McAnirlin - Landscape and Urban …, 2022 - Elsevier
Greenspace in urban areas may have greater protective health effects than elsewhere.
Urban dwellers experience more environmental harmful exposures, attentional demands …

Assessing the changing urban sound environment during the COVID-19 lockdown period using short-term acoustic measurements

F Aletta, T Oberman, A Mitchell, H Tong, J Kang - Noise map**, 2020 - degruyter.com
The implementation of lockdown measures due to the COVID-19 outbreak has resulted in
wide-ranging social and environmental implications. Among the environmental impacts is a …

A qualitative and quantitative synthesis of the impacts of COVID-19 on soundscapes: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Y Hasegawa, SK Lau - Science of The Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
The current prolonged coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has substantially
influenced numerous facets of our daily lives for over two years. Although a number of …

[HTML][HTML] Changes in noise levels in the city of Madrid during COVID-19 lockdown in 2020

C Asensio, I Pavón, G De Arcas - The Journal of the Acoustical Society …, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
The lockdown that Madrid has suffered during the months of March to June 2020 to try to
control and minimize the spread of COVID-19 has significantly altered the acoustic …

Overall environmental assessment in urban parks: Modelling audio-visual interaction with a structural equation model based on soundscape and landscape indices

HI Jo, JY Jeon - Building and Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
This study developed guidelines for the design of park environments for urban residents by
conducting an overall environmental assessment from the perspective of audio-visual …

The sounds of life: How digital technology is bringing us closer to the worlds of animals and plants

K Bakker - 2022 - torrossa.com
Compared with our cousins on the Tree of Life, humans are poor listeners. 1 Below the
lower end of human hearing lies deep infrasound: the realm of thunder and tornadoes …

[HTML][HTML] Investigating urban soundscapes of the COVID-19 lockdown: A predictive soundscape modeling approach

A Mitchell, T Oberman, F Aletta, M Kachlicka… - The Journal of the …, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
The unprecedented lockdowns resulting from COVID-19 in spring 2020 triggered changes in
human activities in public spaces. A predictive modeling approach was developed to …

Impact of COVID-19 on environmental noise emitted from the port

L Čurović, S Jeram, J Murovec, T Novaković… - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Identification of noise sources and their ranking is a crucial part of any noise abatement
program. This is a particularly difficult task when a complex source, such as a seaport, is …

Case study: A survey of perceived noise in Canadian multi-unit residential buildings to study long-term implications for widespread teleworking

MS Andargie, M Touchie, W O'Brien - Building Acoustics, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Trends of urbanization, densification, and telework all point to increasing exposure to
ambient noise for workers. With the lockdown policies implemented in response to COVID …

A complexity thinking account of the COVID-19 pandemic: implications for systems-oriented safety management

TA Saurin - Safety science, 2021 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic poses mankind again facing an ancient challenge, while this time
in a scenario of unprecedented interconnectedness among people, businesses, and …