Perceptions and attitudes of individuals exposed to traffic noise in working places |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Mechanical Engineering Department, Delhi Technological University, Delhi 110042, India;2. Mechanical Engineering Department, Thapar University, Patiala 147004, India;1. Bahcesehir University, Faculty of Architecture and Design, Department of Architecture, North Campus, Besiktas, Istanbul, Turkey;2. Istanbul Technical University, Faculty of Architecture, Department of Architecture, Taskisla, Taksim, Istanbul, Turkey;1. School of Intelligent Systems Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen 518107, China;2. Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Intelligent Transportation System, School of Intelligent Systems Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China;3. Chancheng Branch of Foshan Ecological Environment Bureau, Foshan 528000, China;1. Acoustics Program and Lab, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Hartford, USA;2. School of Architecture, Planning and Environmental Policy, University College Dublin, Ireland |
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| Abstract: | The main objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of traffic noise on exposed owners and employees of businesses near to road edge. To achieve this objective, a field survey in Amman, Jordan was performed. The survey consisted of collecting data on equivalent noise levels and evaluating the perception of exposed individual at the evaluated locations.The results of the study indicated that about 81% of the interviewed people working around the major streets in Amman are annoyed by traffic noise, and their daily routine activities are interfered by this noise. Also, the results indicated that higher income and education level of the interviewed individuals directly related to their annoyance level and awareness about the health impact of traffic noise. Martial status and gender were also found to be significantly affecting annoyance by traffic noise. At the same equivalent noise level, single individuals reported to be more annoyed than married individuals. Single females were found to be more annoyed by traffic noise than single males. While for married individuals, female were found to be less annoyed than males. |
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