Epidemiological studies have provided evidence that traffic noise exposure is linked to
cardiovascular diseases such as arterial hypertension, myocardial infarction, and stroke …

Public Places Urban Spaces provides a comprehensive overview of the principles, theory
and practices of urban design for those new to the subject and for those requiring a clear …

Ecology Letters (2011) 14: 1052–1061 Abstract The scope and magnitude of anthropogenic
noise pollution are often much greater than those of natural noise and are predicted to have …

The built environment has direct and indirect effects on mental health. Highrise housing is
inimical to the psychological well-being of women with young children. Poor-quality housing …

Multiple global environmental changes (GECs) now under way, including climate change,
biodiversity loss, freshwater depletion, tropical deforestation, overexploitation of fisheries …

Characteristics of the physical environment that influence child development are discussed.
Topics include behavioral toxicology, noise, crowding, housing and neighborhood quality …

A growing body of research in the United States and Western Europe documents significant
effects of the physical environment (toxins, pollutants, noise, crowding, chaos, and housing …

Environmental noise is a well‐recognized health risk and part of the external exposome—
the World Health Organization estimates that 1 million healthy life years are lost annually in …

Traffic noise is the most important source of environmental annoyance. According to the
Environmental Expert Council of Germany, severe annoyance persistent over prolonged …

This paper reviews research on issues relating to the effects of noise on children at school.
Areas covered include factors affecting speech intelligibility in the classroom; the effects of …