Road Traffic Noise and Annoyance: A Quantification of the Effect of Quiet Side Exposure at Dwellings

Yvonne De Kluizenaar, Sabine A. Janssen, Henk Vos, Erik M. Salomons, Han Zhou and Frits Van den Berg
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Yvonne De Kluizenaar: TNO, Department of Urban Environment and Safety, P.O. Box 49, Delft 2600 AA, The Netherlands
Sabine A. Janssen: TNO, Department of Urban Environment and Safety, P.O. Box 49, Delft 2600 AA, The Netherlands
Henk Vos: TNO, Department of Urban Environment and Safety, P.O. Box 49, Delft 2600 AA, The Netherlands
Erik M. Salomons: TNO, Department of Urban Environment and Safety, P.O. Box 49, Delft 2600 AA, The Netherlands
Han Zhou: TNO, Department of Urban Environment and Safety, P.O. Box 49, Delft 2600 AA, The Netherlands
Frits Van den Berg: Public Health Services (GGD), Municipality of Amsterdam, P.O. Box 2200, Amsterdam 1000 CE, The Netherlands

IJERPH, 2013, vol. 10, issue 6, 1-13

Abstract: Previous studies indicate that residents may benefit from a “quiet side” to their dwellings. The influence of the level of road traffic noise exposure at the least exposed side on road traffic noise annoyance was studied in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Road traffic noise exposure was assessed at the most and least exposed façade ( L den,most and L den,least respectively) of dwellings for subjects in a population based survey (N = 1,967). It was investigated if and to what extent relative quietness at the least exposed façade affected the level of road traffic noise annoyance by comparing two groups: (1) The subgroup with a relatively quiet façade; (2) the subgroup without a relatively quiet façade (large versus small difference in exposure between most and least exposed façade; DIF ? 10 dB and DIF < 10 dB respectively). In addition, it was investigated if and to what extent L den,least affected the level of road traffic noise annoyance. Results indicate a significantly lower road traffic noise annoyance score at a given L den,most , in the subgroup with DIF ? 10 dB versus DIF < 10 dB. Furthermore, results suggest an effect of L den,least independent of L den,most . The estimated size of the effect expressed in an equivalent change in L den,most approximated 5 dB for both the difference between the two subgroups (DIF ? 10 dB and DIF < 10 dB), and for a 10 dB change in L den,least .

Keywords: road traffic noise; environmental noise; transmission modeling; exposure assessment; quiet side; noise annoyance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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