Community response to road traffic noise in the littoral region near Valencia (Spain).
The road traffic noise in three different cities and community response is presented in this paper. Road traffic noise is obtained by the equivalent continuous sound pressure level. To obtain the community response a questionnaire has been designed. Results from measurements and questionnaire have been compared and it has been found out that heavy goods traffic noise is the origin of disturbance and indisposition.
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Departamento de Física Aplicada, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Camino de Vera 14, 46022 Valencia, Spain. auris@fis.upv.es
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001336:Automobiles; D002947:Cities; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009624:Noise, Transportation; D011639:Public Opinion; D011640:Public Policy; D011788:Quality of Life; D013030:Spain; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires