Noise and well-being in urban residential environments: The potential role of perceived availability to nearby green areas

Landscape and Urban Planning

Volumn 83, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 115-126

  Gidlöf Gunnarsson, Anita ^a   Öhrström, Evy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Green space; Nature; Noise annoyance; Restorative environments; Road traffic

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC VARIABLES CONTROL; APARTMENT HOUSES; HIGHWAY TRAFFIC CONTROL; MEDICAL PROBLEMS;

GREEN SPACE; NOISE ANNOYANCE; RESTORATIVE ENVIRONMENTS; ROAD TRAFFIC;

URBAN PLANNING;

ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; GREENSPACE; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; NOISE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; URBAN AREA;

EID: 35448968886     PISSN: 01692046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2007.03.003     Document Type: Article

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