Human response to a step change in noise exposure following the opening of a new railway extension in Hong Kong

Acta Acustica united with Acustica

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 553-562

  Lam, Kin Che ^a   Au, Wai Hong ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER NETWORKS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; NOISE POLLUTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SURVEYS;

HONG-KONG; HUMAN RESPONSES; NOISE EXPOSURES; RAILWAY NOISE;

RAILROADS;

EID: 51349132627     PISSN: 16101928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3813/AAA.918064     Document Type: Article

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