MODELS OF COMMUNITY REACTION TO NOISE FROM MORE THAN ONE SOURCE. ENVIRONMENTAL ANNOYANCE: CHARACTERIZATION, MEASUREMENT, AND CONTROL -- PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON ENVIRONMENTAL ANNOYANCE, CONFERENCE CENTRE WOUDSCHOTEN, THE NETHERLANDS, SEPTEMBER 15-18, 1986

This paper discusses the relative merits of the information that can be collected on community disturbance from environmental noise, when the noise environment consists of more than one noise source. A comparison is then made between the various methods for assessing the relative effects of different noise sources through either the direct comparison of social survey responses, or the statistical modelling of both social survey and acoustic data. The design of field and laboratories studies, especially data collection strategies and questionnaire design, are discussed. It is concluded that policy makers should take into account the peak and average noise levels, and the frequency of occurrence or operating time of all major noise sources to which the community is exposed. For the covering abstract of the conference see IRRD 820771. (TRRL)

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• Authors:
  • DIAMOND, I D
  • Rice, C G
• Publication Date: 1987

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 301-312
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  • Publication of: Ministry of Communications, Republic of China
  • Publisher: Ministry of Communications, Republic of China

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Attitudes; Conferences; Data collection; Design; Environment; Interviewing; Noise; Sound; Sound level
• ITRD Terms: 2267: Attitude (psychol); 8525: Conference; 8623: Data acquisition; 9011: Design (overall design); 2455: Environment; 9147: Interview; 6748: Sound; 6747: Sound level
• Subject Areas: Design; Environment; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00492509
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 0-444-80865-5
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 31 1990 12:00AM