ArticleScientific reports2021
Indoor and outdoor noise changes due to the COVID-19 lockdown and their effects on individuals' expectations and preferences.
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- A qualitative and quantitative synthesis of the impacts of COVID-19 on soundscapes: A systematic review and meta-analysis.The Science of the total environment · 2022Pooled it
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- Sons al Balcó: A Comparative Analysis of WASN-BasedSensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- The Role of Traffic Volume on Sound Pressure Level Reduction before and during COVID-19 Lockdown Measures-A Case Study in Bochum, Germany.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Relationship between indoor noise perception and remote work during the COVID-19 pandemic.PloS one · 2023Article
- Dining comfort in elderly care facility dining rooms and influencing factors before and after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- Management of disposable surgical masks for tackling pandemic-generated pollution: Thermo-acoustic investigations and life cycle assessment of novel recycled building panels.Resources, conservation, and recycling · 2022Article
- Remote work: Aircraft noise implications, prediction, and management in the built environment.Applied acoustics. Acoustique applique. Angewandte Akustik · 2022Review
- Exploring Health Trends Prior to State Pension Age for The Netherlands up to 2040.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- A Wireless Indoor Environmental Quality Logger Processing the Indoor Global Comfort Index.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- How the COVID-19 Pandemic Muted and Remixed the World's Acoustics for a While.Current pollution reports · 2022Review
- The actual and ideal indoor soundscape for work, relaxation, physical and sexual activity at home: A case study during the COVID-19 lockdown in London.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
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Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic significantly modified our urban territories. One of the most strongly affected parameters was outdoor noise, caused by traffic and human activity in general, all of which were forced to stop during the spring of 2020. This caused an indubitable noise reduction both inside and outside the home. This study investigates how people reacted to this new unexpected, unwanted and unpredictable situation. Using field measurements, it was possible to demonstrate how the outdoor sound pressure level clearly decreased. Furthermore, by means of an international survey, it was discovered that people had positive reaction to the lower noise level. This preference was generally not related to home typology or location in the city, but rather to a generalized wish to live in a quieter urban environment.
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