Spatial analysis of urban form and pedestrian exposure to traffic noise

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1977-1990

  Sheng, Ni ^a   Wa Tang, U ^b,c  

^a MACAU UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Macao)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MACAU   (Macao)

^c Direccao dos Servicos de Proteccao Ambiental   (China)

Author keywords

GIS; Traffic noise; Traffic volume; Urban form

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMPACT (ENVIRONMENT); MACAO; PEDESTRIAN; POPULATION DENSITY; TRAFFIC NOISE; URBAN AREA;

EID: 79959821310     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph8061977     Document Type: Article

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