scholarly journals Is Obesity Influenced by Age Cohort and Environmental Features of a Dwelling Unit? (Green Space, Traffic Noise, highway view)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuval Arbel ◽  
Chaim Fialkoff ◽  
Amichai Kerner
Keyword(s):  
Green Space ◽  
Traffic Noise ◽  
Dwelling Unit ◽  
Environmental Features ◽  
Age Cohort

scholarly journals Green space, air pollution, traffic noise and cardiometabolic health in adolescents: The PIAMA birth cohort

2019 ◽  
Vol 131 ◽  
pp. 104991 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lizan D. Bloemsma ◽  
Ulrike Gehring ◽  
Jochem O. Klompmaker ◽  
Gerard Hoek ◽  
Nicole A.H. Janssen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Birth Cohort ◽  
Green Space ◽  
Traffic Noise ◽  
Cardiometabolic Health

scholarly journals Heterogeneous Urban Exposures and Prevalent Hypertension in the Helsinki Capital Region, Finland

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 1196
Author(s):  
Enembe O. Okokon ◽  
Tarja Yli-Tuomi ◽  
Taina Siponen ◽  
Pekka Tiittanen ◽  
Anu W. Turunen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Antihypertensive Medication ◽  
Green Space ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Traffic Noise ◽  
Fine Particulate Matter ◽  
Binary Logistic Regression ◽  
Wood Smoke ◽  
Road Traffic Noise ◽  
Smooth Functions ◽  
Capital Region

Urban dwellers are simultaneously exposed to several environmental health risk factors. This study aimed to examine the relationship between long-term exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5, diameter < 2.5 µm) of residential-wood-burning and road-traffic origin, road-traffic noise, green space around participants’ homes, and hypertension. In 2015 and 2016, we conducted a survey of residents of the Helsinki Capital Region to determine their perceptions of environmental quality and safety, lifestyles, and health statuses. Recent antihypertensive medication was used as an indicator of current hypertensive illness. Individual-level exposure was estimated by linking residential coordinates with modelled outdoor levels of wood-smoke- and traffic-related PM2.5, road-traffic noise, and coverage of natural spaces. Relationships between exposure and hypertension were modelled using multi-exposure and single-exposure binary logistic regression while taking smooth functions into account. Twenty-eight percent of the participants were current users of antihypertensive medication. The odds ratios (95% confidence interval) for antihypertensive use were 1.12 (0.78–1.57); 0.97 (0.76–1.26); 0.98 (0.93–1.04) and 0.99 (0.94–1.04) for wood-smoke PM2.5, road-traffic PM2.5, road-traffic noise, and coverage of green space, respectively. We found no evidence of an effect of the investigated urban exposures on prevalent hypertension in the Helsinki Capital Region.

scholarly journals Green space, air pollution, traffic noise and saliva cortisol in children

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. e141
Author(s):  
Lizan D. Bloemsma ◽  
Alet H. Wijga ◽  
Jochem O. Klompmaker ◽  
Gerard Hoek ◽  
Nicole A. H. Janssen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Green Space ◽  
Traffic Noise ◽  
Saliva Cortisol

Noise perception assessment in urban green spaces using soundwalk approach

2021 ◽  
Vol 263 (1) ◽  
pp. 5780-5791
Author(s):  
Omid Samani ◽  
Verena Zapf ◽  
M. Ercan Altinsoy
Keyword(s):  
Green Space ◽  
Traffic Noise ◽  
Urban Green Space ◽  
Green Spaces ◽  
Noise Emission ◽  
Visual Effect ◽  
Technical Noise ◽  
Urban Green ◽  
Urban Green Spaces ◽  
The City

Urban green spaces are intended to provide citizens with calm environments free of annoying city noises. This requires a thorough understanding of noise emission and related exposure to sounds in green spaces. This research investigates noise perception in various spots in an urban green space. For this purpose, the study has been conducted in the grand garden of the city of Dresden. The garden covers 1.8 square kilometers of various landscapes, including water streams, park railways, fountains, bridges, roads for bicycles and pedestrians etc. Noise perception was investigated at eleven spots with emphasis on four noise types: nature noise, human noise, traffic noise, and technical noise. In parallel, audio-visual recordings were conducted for each spot to identify the connection between the perceptual measures and the psychoacoustic parameters. These spots are categorized based on the resulting perception and psychoacoustic parameters. In addition, the visual effect of each spot on final perception is investigated. Eventually, annoyance for each spot is identified based on the corresponding participants' perception and is associated with the relevant psychoacoustic parameters.

The effects of neighborhood views containing multiple environmental features on road traffic noise perception at dwellings

2017 ◽  
Vol 141 (4) ◽  
pp. 2399-2407 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. M. Leung ◽  
J. M. Xu ◽  
C. K. Chau ◽  
S. K. Tang ◽  
L. S. C. Pun-Cheng
Keyword(s):  
Road Traffic ◽  
Traffic Noise ◽  
Road Traffic Noise ◽  
Environmental Features

scholarly journals Impact of Residential Green Space on Sleep Quality and Sufficiency in Children and Adolescents Residing in Australia and Germany

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (13) ◽  
pp. 4894 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaoqi Feng ◽  
Claudia Flexeder ◽  
Iana Markevych ◽  
Marie Standl ◽  
Joachim Heinrich ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Maternal Education ◽  
Green Space ◽  
Noise Exposure ◽  
Traffic Noise ◽  
Poor Quality ◽  
Convincing Evidence ◽  
Poor Sleep ◽  
Insufficient Sleep

Increasing evidence suggests adults living in greener areas tend to have more favourable sleep-related outcomes, but children and adolescents are under-researched. We hypothesised that children and adolescents living in greener areas would have better quality and more sufficient levels of sleep on average, especially within the context of high traffic noise exposure. These hypotheses were tested using multilevel logistic regressions fitted on samples from the nationally representative Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (10–11 years old, n = 3469, and 14–15 years old, n = 2814) and the GINIplus and LISA cohorts (10 years old, n = 1461, and 15 years old, n = 4172) from the Munich, Wesel, and Leipzig areas of Germany. Questionnaire-based binary indicators of sleep sufficiency and sleep quality in each cohort were assessed with respect to objectively measured green space exposures adjusting for age, sex, and maternal education. Models were augmented with proxy measures of traffic noise and two-way interaction terms to test for effect modification. Cross-tabulations illustrated little convincing evidence of association between green space and insufficient sleep or poor sleep quality in either sample, except for insufficient sleep among 10 year old participants in Germany. These null findings were replicated in adjusted models. The proxy for traffic noise was associated with poor quality sleep in 15 year old participants in Germany, but no convincing evidence of modified association with green space was observed.

Influence of green space design on individual noise perception

2021 ◽  
Vol 263 (3) ◽  
pp. 3130-3142
Author(s):  
Verena Zapf
Keyword(s):  
Urban Areas ◽  
Green Space ◽  
Statistical Evaluation ◽  
Traffic Noise ◽  
Green Spaces ◽  
Noise Sources ◽  
Visual Impression ◽  
Recreational Value ◽  
Space Design

Especially in urban areas, green spaces are important recreational destinations, yet they are often exposed to high levels of traffic noise. Therefore, it should be investigated to what extent the design of green spaces affects the perception of noise within the green spaces. For this purpose, four soundwalks with a total of 34 participants were conducted in the Großer Garten in Dresden, Germany. A range of acoustic and perceptual properties were measured and examined. Furthermore, the green space was characterised with regard to its vegetative design and the visibility of the noise sources, as well as evaluated by the participants with respect to visual impression and appropriateness. The statistical evaluation has shown that the visual impression, the appropriateness and the masking of the noise sources correlate significantly with the perceived loudness and pleasantness - but not with the eventfulness. With regard to vegetation, it was found that the diversity of vegetation correlates significantly with all three parameters of individual noise perception, whereas the quantity of vegetation does not. Thus, it can be said that appealing design, masking of the noise sources and diversity of vegetation reduce individual noise perception and therefore increase the recreational value.

scholarly journals Relations between Objective and Perceived Built Environments and the Modifying Role of Individual Socioeconomic Position. A Cross-Sectional Study on Traffic Noise and Urban Green Space in a Large German City

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (8) ◽  
pp. 1562 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steffen Schüle ◽  
Sarah Nanninga ◽  
Stefanie Dreger ◽  
Gabriele Bolte
Keyword(s):  
Green Space ◽  
Traffic Noise ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Built Environments ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Socioeconomic Characteristics ◽  
Socioeconomic Strata ◽  
Objectively Measured

Perceived annoyance due to traffic noise and lack of urban green space is mostly determined using data from self-administered questionnaires. However, there is still no clear evidence to what extent such perceived measures are related to objectively assessed environmental data and whether socioeconomic dimensions modify such relationships. In a cross-sectional study in Dortmund, Germany, georeferenced home addresses from parents with preschool aged children were used to analyse relations between exposures to objectively measured green space and traffic noise and subjective annoyance due to noise and lack of green space with the additional consideration of socioeconomic characteristics as effect modifiers. Higher perceived annoyance correlated with higher objectively measured traffic noise and lower objectively measured green, respectively. Stratified logistic regression models indicated a modifying role of socioeconomic characteristics. The strengths of associations between objectively measured environmental exposures and perceived annoyance differed by socioeconomic strata. Especially for noise, odds ratios were higher in low socioeconomic strata than in high socioeconomic strata. Therefore, using objective measures of the built environment as a proxy for individual perception should be made with caution as negative relations between objectively assessed built environments and health could be underestimated when considering individual socioeconomic position only as a confounder.

scholarly journals The associations of air pollution, traffic noise and green space with overweight throughout childhood: The PIAMA birth cohort study

2019 ◽  
Vol 169 ◽  
pp. 348-356 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lizan D. Bloemsma ◽  
Alet H. Wijga ◽  
Jochem O. Klompmaker ◽  
Nicole A.H. Janssen ◽  
Henriëtte A. Smit ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Cohort Study ◽  
Birth Cohort ◽  
Green Space ◽  
Traffic Noise ◽  
Birth Cohort Study
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