Lower noise annoyance associated with GIS-derived greenspace: Pathways through perceived greenspace and residential noise

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2018, Pages

  Dzhambov, Angel M ^a   Markevych, Iana ^b,c   Tilov, Boris ^a   Arabadzhiev, Zlatoslav ^d   Stoyanov, Drozdstoj ^d   Gatseva, Penka ^a   Dimitrova, Donka D ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF PLOVDIV   (Bulgaria)

^b LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^d MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF PLOVDIV   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Green space; Greenness; Noise exposure; Noise perception; Soundscape

Indexed keywords

GIS; GREENSPACE; MODELING; NDVI; NOISE; PERCEPTION;

ADULT; ANNOYANCE; ARTICLE; BULGARIA; CONFOUNDING VARIABLE; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; GEOGRAPHIC MAPPING; HUMAN; LOW FREQUENCY NOISE; MALE; METRIC SYSTEM; NOISE MEASUREMENT; NOISE POLLUTION; QUALITY CONTROL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESIDENTIAL AREA; TRAFFIC NOISE; VEGETATION; VISIBILITY; ADOLESCENT; CITY; DEMOGRAPHY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; RECREATIONAL PARK; SELF REPORT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

BULGARIA; PLOVDIV;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BULGARIA; CITIES; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; MALE; NOISE, TRANSPORTATION; PARKS, RECREATIONAL; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SELF REPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85050526795     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph15071533     Document Type: Article

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