Title
Annoyance and disturbed sleep due to road traffic noise: The importance of the least exposed side - QSIDE
Author
de Kluizenaar, Y.
Gidlöf-Gunnarsson, A.
Botteldooren, D.
Bockstael, A.
Janssen, S.A.
Vos, H.
van den Berg, F.
Salomons, E.M.
Publication year
2013
Abstract
In urban areas, road traffrc noise is a dominant source of environmental noise and a major cause of noise annoyance and disturbed sleep. It has been hypothesized that respondents highly exposed to noise at multiple sides of their dwelling, may be expected to be worse off than respondents with the same exposure at the most exposed side, but also having a quiet side to their dwelling. Previous studies provide support for this hypothesis, however to date only a limited number of studies have investigated this hypothesis. There is a need for strengthening existing evidence, and for further quantification of the effects. Within the EU project QSIDE, the effect of the least exposed facade on annoyance and sleep response is studied in different EU cities in Sweden, Belgium and the Netherlands, including Gothenburg, Stockholm, Antwerp, Gent and Amsterdam. In this paper we discuss the general picture arising from the outcome of these studies. We discuss what the implications may be for new situations (urban planning) and existing high exposure situations (noise abatement measures). The noise environment may be improved by taking into account the exposure levels, and promoting quietness, at the least exposed façade.
Subject
Earth & Environment
UES - Urban Environment & Safety
EELS - Earth, Environmental and Life Sciences
Urban Development
Traffic
Built Environment
Sleep disturbance
Acoustic noise
Acoustic variables control
Housing
Noise pollution
Environmental noise
High exposures
Noise annoyance
Road traffic noise
Sleep disturbances
Sleep research
QSIDE
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TNO identifier
480321
Source
Noise control for quality of life. Internoise 2013, Innsbruck, Austria, 15-18 September 2013, 4641-4644
Document type
conference paper