Quiet areas and the need for quietness in Amsterdam

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1030-1050

  Booi, Hester ^a   van den Berg, Frits ^a  

^a Municipality of Amsterdam   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Area quality; Health; Noise; Quietness; Soundscape; Tranquillity; Urban planning

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHY; NEIGHBORHOOD; NOISE; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; URBAN AREA; URBAN PLANNING;

AIRCRAFT; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMOGRAPHY; ELDERLY CARE; ENVIRONMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HOME; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; NEIGHBORHOOD; NETHERLANDS; NOISE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUIET AREA; QUIETNESS; RECREATION; SOUND INTENSITY; TRAFFIC NOISE; URBAN AREA; VEGETATION;

AMSTERDAM [NORTH HOLLAND]; NETHERLANDS; NORTH HOLLAND;

EID: 84860254591     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph9041030     Document Type: Article

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