Tol'yatti, Samara, Russian Federation
Negative noise influence to the population health is increasing every year. Italian and Russian approaches to noise influence estimation are described. Acoustic comfort in urban areas cannot be completely separated by other factors influencing the quality of life. Results of estimation of noise influence are presented. Modeling of noise propagation and noise mapping in Russia are considered. Formalization and modeling of transport flows it is suggested to do by using of influence diagrams. Example of transport noise estimation in Italy is described.
noise, influence, estimation, health, population
1. Introduction
Noise negative impact is increasing every year [1-3]. More than 60 % of population of large cities is living in exceeding noise conditions [4-8, 11]. Disturbing acoustical impact is appreciated by half of Earth population [9, 10]. Damaging influence of intensive noise to the human's health is not restricted only by impact to ears. It is known, that noise is affecting to the human's central and vegetative nervous systems, influencing to the human's psychological condition etc.
In this paper some approaches and results of Italian and Russian experience of noise influence and perception are described.
Noise sources and perception of noise have been considered and relative actions planned according to a Participatory Design approach, where not only noise is considered as disease and annoyance factor.
The results of work are allowing reduce negative impact of noise to the human health and to estimate noise influence more efficiently.
2. The Russian Experience of Estimation of Noise Influence
2.1. General Approaches and Examples of Estimation of Noise Influence to the Population Health in Russia
In Russia for estimation of noise influence to the health of population typically different approaches are used:
- analysis of inhabitants complaints to noise disturbance;
- analysis and comparison of population sick rate in database of Russian medical institutions (polyclinics, hospitals etc) with measured results of noise measurement for the certain territories;
- Inhabitants self-estimation of health state depending on the conditions of protection from noise disturbance etc.
The following criteria of determination of risk of noise damage of the population health are suggested by authors (table 1).
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