Attitudes to Noise Inside Dwellings in Three Megacities: Seoul, London, and Sao Paulo.

ABSTRACT: This study investigated people's attitudes towards noise inside their homes. Online questionnaire surveys were conducted in Seoul, London, and São Paulo. The questionnaire was designed to assess annoyance caused by noise from neighbours and environmental noise (transportation). Information was also collected on situational, personal, and socio-demographic variables. Respondents that were more annoyed by outdoor noise inside their dwelling reported higher neighbour noise annoyance. In Seoul, neighbour noise was found to be more annoying than outdoor noise, and those with higher noise sensitivity reported higher annoyance towards neighbour noise. However, neighbour noise and outdoor noise was found to be equally annoying in London and São Paulo. For neighbour noise, the average percentage of

SUBMITTER: Lee PJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7460320 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature