TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2011//
TI  - Urban road traffic noise and annoyance: The effect of a quiet façade
JO  - Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
A1  - Kluizenaar, Yvonne de
A1  - Salomons, Erik M.
A1  - Janssen, Sabine A.
A1  - van Lenthe, Frank J.
A1  - Vos, Henk
A1  - Zhou, Han
A1  - Miedema, Henk M. E.
A1  - Mackenbach, Johan P.
SP  - 1936
EP  - 1936
VL  - 130
IS  - 4
N2  - Road traffic noise in urban areas is a major source of annoyance. A quiet façade has been hypothesized to beneficially affect annoyance. However, only a limited number of studies investigated this hypothesis, and further quantification is needed. This study investigates the effect of a relatively quiet façade on the annoyance response. Logistic regression was performed in a large population based study (GLOBE, N∼18 000), to study the association between road traffic noise exposure at the most exposed dwelling façade (L(den)) and annoyance in: (1) The subgroup with a relatively quiet façade (large difference in road traffic noise level between most and least exposed façade (Q > 10 dB); (2) the subgroup without a relatively quiet façade (Q < 10 dB). Questionnaire data were linked to individual exposure assessment based on detailed spatial data (GIS) and standard modeling techniques. Annoyance was less likely (OR(Q) ( >10) < OR(Q) ( < 10)) in the subgroup with relatively quiet façade compared to the subgroup without relatively quiet façade. The difference in response between groups seemed to increase with increasing Q and L(den). Results indicate that residents may benefit from a quiet façade to the dwelling.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0001-4966
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.3621180
ID  - ref1
ER  -