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Night-Time Decibel Hell: Mapping Noise Exposure Zones and Individual Annoyance Ratings in an Urban Environment in Ghana
المؤلفون المشاركون
Zakpala, Rachel N.
Sackey, Brigid M.
Pabi, Opoku
Armah, Frederick Ato
المصدر
العدد
المجلد 2014، العدد 2014 (31 ديسمبر/كانون الأول 2014)، ص ص. 1-11، 11ص.
الناشر
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
تاريخ النشر
2014-07-17
دولة النشر
مصر
عدد الصفحات
11
التخصصات الرئيسية
الملخص EN
Although accumulating evidence over the past thirty years indicates that noise is an environmental stressor in residential settings, much of the data emanated from studies in high-intensity, noise impact zones around airports or major roads.
Little is known about religious noise, especially at night, which is increasingly a growing concern for both the general public and policy-makers in sub-Saharan Africa.
Using geographical information systems (GIS), this study measured and mapped exposure to religious noise in a rapidly urbanising municipality in Ghana.
Quantitative noise risk assessment was used to evaluate the risk of religious noise-induced hearing loss to residents in the exposed neighbourhoods.
The results show that all neighbourhoods where churches were situated had at least one location with significant risk of noise-induced hearing loss.
However, there was no statistically significant relationship between neighbourhoods where religious noise exposure was the highest and where noise annoyance was the highest.
The magnitude of the noise values for night-time exposure is remarkable particularly given that excessive night-time noise exposure has the greatest detrimental effect on public health.
There is the need to focus on vulnerable groups, sensitive hours of the night, and possible confounding with air pollution in order to wholly address this potential hazard.
نمط استشهاد جمعية علماء النفس الأمريكية (APA)
Zakpala, Rachel N.& Armah, Frederick Ato& Sackey, Brigid M.& Pabi, Opoku. 2014. Night-Time Decibel Hell: Mapping Noise Exposure Zones and Individual Annoyance Ratings in an Urban Environment in Ghana. Scientifica،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1047600
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الأمريكية للغات الحديثة (MLA)
Zakpala, Rachel N.…[et al.]. Night-Time Decibel Hell: Mapping Noise Exposure Zones and Individual Annoyance Ratings in an Urban Environment in Ghana. Scientifica No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1047600
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الطبية الأمريكية (AMA)
Zakpala, Rachel N.& Armah, Frederick Ato& Sackey, Brigid M.& Pabi, Opoku. Night-Time Decibel Hell: Mapping Noise Exposure Zones and Individual Annoyance Ratings in an Urban Environment in Ghana. Scientifica. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1047600
نوع البيانات
مقالات
لغة النص
الإنجليزية
الملاحظات
Includes bibliographical references
رقم السجل
BIM-1047600
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