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

Pyoung Jik Lee, Carl Hopkins and Rafaella Penedo
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Pyoung Jik Lee: Acoustics Research Unit, School of Architecture, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 7ZN, UK
Carl Hopkins: Acoustics Research Unit, School of Architecture, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 7ZN, UK
Rafaella Penedo: Acoustics Research Unit, School of Architecture, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 7ZN, UK

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 16, 1-27

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 respondents hearing structure-borne sources compared to airborne sources differed in each city. Most neighbour noise sources in São Paulo gave rise to higher annoyance ratings than Seoul and London. Education and income levels had a limited effect on annoyance and coping strategy. Annoyance with indoor noise from neighbours was found to have stronger relationships with cognitive and behavioural coping strategies than outdoor noise annoyance.

Keywords: neighbour noise; outdoor noise; attitude; megacities (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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