On the study of the effects of sea views, greenery views and personal characteristics on noise annoyance perception at homes

Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

Volumn 131, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 2131-2140

  Nang Li, Hak ^a   Kwan Chau, Chi ^a   Sze Tse, Man ^a   Tang, Shiu Keung ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HONG-KONG; HUMAN BEING; MULTIVARIATE MODELS; NOISE ANNOYANCE; ORDERED LOGIT MODEL; PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEYS; TIME SPENT;

ACOUSTIC NOISE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SURVEYS;

NOISE POLLUTION;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOISE; PHYSIOLOGY; SATISFACTION; TIME; VISION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOISE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; TIME FACTORS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84858981235     PISSN: 00014966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1121/1.3681936     Document Type: Article

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