How Do Road Traffic Noise and Residential Greenness Correlate with Noise Annoyance and Long-Term Stress? Protocol and Pilot Study for a Large Field Survey with a Cross-Sectional Design

Javier Dopico, Beat Schäffer, Mark Brink, Martin Röösli, Danielle Vienneau, Tina Maria Binz, Silvia Tobias, Nicole Bauer and Jean Marc Wunderli ()
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Javier Dopico: Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, 8600 Dubendorf, Switzerland
Beat Schäffer: Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, 8600 Dubendorf, Switzerland
Mark Brink: Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN), 3003 Bern, Switzerland
Martin Röösli: Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss-TPH), 4123 Allschwil, Switzerland
Danielle Vienneau: Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss-TPH), 4123 Allschwil, Switzerland
Tina Maria Binz: Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Zurich (UZH), 8006 Zurich, Switzerland
Silvia Tobias: Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL), 8903 Birmensdorf, Switzerland
Nicole Bauer: Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL), 8903 Birmensdorf, Switzerland
Jean Marc Wunderli: Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, 8600 Dubendorf, Switzerland

IJERPH, 2023, vol. 20, issue 4, 1-19

Abstract: Urban areas are continuously growing, and densification is a frequent strategy to limit urban expansion. This generally entails a loss of green spaces (GSs) and an increase in noise pollution, which has negative effects on health. Within the research project RESTORE (Restorative potential of green spaces in noise-polluted environments), an extended cross-sectional field study in the city of Zurich, Switzerland, is conducted. The aim is to assess the relationship between noise annoyance and stress (self-perceived and physiological) as well as their association with road traffic noise and GSs. A representative stratified sample of participants from more than 5000 inhabitants will be contacted to complete an online survey. In addition to the self-reported stress identified by the questionnaire, hair cortisol and cortisone probes from a subsample of participants will be obtained to determine physiological stress. Participants are selected according to their dwelling location using a spatial analysis to determine exposure to different road traffic noise levels and access to GSs. Further, characteristics of individuals as well as acoustical and non-acoustical attributes of GSs are accounted for. This paper presents the study protocol and reports the first results of a pilot study to test the feasibility of the protocol.

Keywords: noise annoyance; road traffic noise; stress; green spaces; GIS (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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