Development of a quantitative methodology to assess the impacts of urban transport interventions and related noise on well-being.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
; 12(6): 5792-814, 2015 May 26.
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ABSTRACT
Well-being impact assessments of urban interventions are a difficult challenge, as there is no agreed methodology and scarce evidence on the relationship between environmental conditions and well-being. The European Union (EU) project "Urban Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in China and Europe" (URGENCHE) explored a methodological approach to assess traffic noise-related well-being impacts of transport interventions in three European cities (Basel, Rotterdam and Thessaloniki) linking modeled traffic noise reduction effects with survey data indicating noise-well-being associations. Local noise models showed a reduction of high traffic noise levels in all cities as a result of different urban interventions. Survey data indicated that perception of high noise levels was associated with lower probability of well-being. Connecting the local noise exposure profiles with the noise-well-being associations suggests that the urban transport interventions may have a marginal but positive effect on population well-being. This paper also provides insight into the methodological challenges of well-being assessments and highlights the range of limitations arising from the current lack of reliable evidence on environmental conditions and well-being. Due to these limitations, the results should be interpreted with caution.
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01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Estado de Salud
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Salud Urbana
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Evaluación de Resultado en la Atención de Salud
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Planificación Ambiental
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Exposición a Riesgos Ambientales
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Política Ambiental
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Ruido del Transporte
Tipo de estudio:
Evaluation_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
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Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Int J Environ Res Public Health
Año:
2015
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Alemania