Soundscape quality in suburban green areas and city parks

Acta Acustica united with Acustica

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 903-911

  Nilsson, Mats E ^a   Berglund, Birgitta ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NOISE; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; HIGHWAY TRAFFIC CONTROL;

SOUND ENVIRONMENT; SOUNDSCAPE QUALITY; TRAFFIC NOISE;

ACOUSTICS;

EID: 33845955586     PISSN: 16101928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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