Urban green spaces′ effectiveness as a psychological buffer for the negative health impact of noise pollution: A systematic review

Noise and Health

Volumn 16, Issue 70, 2014, Pages 157-165

  Dzhambov, Angel ^a   Dimitrova, Donka ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF PLOVDIV   (Bulgaria)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF PLOVDIV   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Green spaces; noise pollution; psychological buffer

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH; HEARING; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; NOISE; PLANT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW;

AUDITORY PERCEPTION; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; NOISE; PLANTS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 84903456329     PISSN: 14631741     EISSN: 19984030     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1463-1741.134916     Document Type: Review

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