期刊
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
卷 7, 期 9, 页码 3359-3375出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph7093359
关键词
road-traffic noise; quiet side; quiet courtyard; annoyance; perceived soundscape; restorative environments
资金
- Swedish Foundation for Strategic Environmental Research (MISTRA)
- Swedish Agency for Innovation Systems (VINNOVA)
- Swedish National Road Administration (VV)
The present paper explores the influence of the physical environmental qualities of. quiet. courtyards (degree of naturalness and utilization) on residents' noise responses. A questionnaire study was conducted in urban residential areas with road-traffic noise exposure between L-Aeq,L-24h 58 to 68 dB at the most exposed facade. The dwellings had quiet indoor section/s and faced a quiet outdoor courtyard (L-Aeq,L-24h < 48 dB facade reflex included). Data were collected from 385 residents and four groups were formed based on sound-level categories (58-62 and 63-68 dB) and classification of the. quiet. courtyards into groups with low and high physical environmental quality. At both sound-level categories, the results indicate that access to high-quality. quiet. courtyards is associated with less noise annoyance and noise-disturbed outdoor activities among the residents. Compared to low-quality. quiet. courtyards, high-quality courtyards can function as an attractive restorative environment providing residents with a positive soundscape, opportunities for rest, relaxation and play as well as social relations that potentially reduce the adverse effects of noise. However, access to quietness and a high-quality courtyard can only compensate partly for high sound levels at facades facing the streets, thus, 16% and 29% were still noise annoyed at 58-62 and 63-68 dB, respectively. Implications of the quiet-side concept are discussed.
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