Analysis and evaluation of soundscapes in public parks through interviews and measurement of noise

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 407, Issue 24, 2009, Pages 6143-6149

  Szeremeta, Bani ^a   Zannin, Paulo Henrique Trombetta ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Interviews; Noise pollution; Parks; Public parks; Soundscapes; Urban noise pollution

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC COMFORT; ACOUSTIC MEASUREMENTS; ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION; CURITIBA; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; GREEN AREAS; INTERVIEWS; NOISE MEASUREMENTS; PUBLIC PARKS; SOUND ENVIRONMENT; SOUND LEVEL; SOUNDSCAPES; SPATIAL FACTORS; TRAFFIC NOISE; URBAN NOISE POLLUTION; URBAN SETTINGS; VEHICLE FLOW;

ACOUSTIC NOISE MEASUREMENT; ACOUSTICS; NOISE POLLUTION; UNDERGROUND STRUCTURES;

PARKS;

ACOUSTIC METHOD; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MODELING; NOISE POLLUTION; PUBLIC SPACE; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ACOUSTIC STRESS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL NOISE; INTERVIEW; MALE; NOISE MEASUREMENT; NOISE POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIETY AND ENVIRONMENT; SOUND DETECTION; TRAFFIC NOISE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CITIES; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOISE, TRANSPORTATION; PUBLIC OPINION; RECREATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350339514     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2009.08.039     Document Type: Article

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