Assessment of community noise problem in greater Beirut area, Lebanon

Over the last two decades, urban noise has been increasingrapidly, primarily in urban areas, due to population growthand the increase of certain noise sources. The main objectiveof this paper is to assess the sources and possible impactsof the community noise problems in Lebanese urban areas,particu...

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Main Author: Korfali, Samira Ibrahim (author)
Other Authors: Massoud, May (author)
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Published: 2003
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10725/2480
http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1023322507415
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1023/A:1023322507415
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Korfali, S. I., & Massoud, M. (2003). Assessment of community noise problem in greater Beirut area, Lebanon. Environmental monitoring and assessment, 84(3), 203-218.
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description Over the last two decades, urban noise has been increasingrapidly, primarily in urban areas, due to population growthand the increase of certain noise sources. The main objectiveof this paper is to assess the sources and possible impactsof the community noise problems in Lebanese urban areas,particularly the Greater Beirut Area. The causes and effectsof community noise pollution are briefly presented. Soundpressure levels that were measured to define existing noiseexposure levels in various locations in the Greater BeirutArea are also presented. The attitudes toward noise pollutionand perceived annoyance impact on a sample of 1,038 exposedresidents are described. The association between measurednoise levels and sources, as well as annoyance, is examinedusing correlation analysis and linear and multiple linearregressions. A set of recommendations is presented to reducecommunity noise problem in Greater Beirut Area.
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spelling Assessment of community noise problem in greater Beirut area, LebanonKorfali, Samira IbrahimMassoud, MayOver the last two decades, urban noise has been increasingrapidly, primarily in urban areas, due to population growthand the increase of certain noise sources. The main objectiveof this paper is to assess the sources and possible impactsof the community noise problems in Lebanese urban areas,particularly the Greater Beirut Area. The causes and effectsof community noise pollution are briefly presented. Soundpressure levels that were measured to define existing noiseexposure levels in various locations in the Greater BeirutArea are also presented. The attitudes toward noise pollutionand perceived annoyance impact on a sample of 1,038 exposedresidents are described. The association between measurednoise levels and sources, as well as annoyance, is examinedusing correlation analysis and linear and multiple linearregressions. A set of recommendations is presented to reducecommunity noise problem in Greater Beirut Area.PublishedN/A2015-11-07T13:37:40Z2015-11-07T13:37:40Z20032015-11-07Articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/article0167-6369http://hdl.handle.net/10725/2480http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1023322507415Korfali, S. I., & Massoud, M. (2003). Assessment of community noise problem in greater Beirut area, Lebanon. Environmental monitoring and assessment, 84(3), 203-218.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1023/A:1023322507415enEnvironmental monitoring and assessmentinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:laur.lau.edu.lb:10725/24802018-08-03T07:00:52Z
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title Assessment of community noise problem in greater Beirut area, Lebanon
title_full Assessment of community noise problem in greater Beirut area, Lebanon
title_fullStr Assessment of community noise problem in greater Beirut area, Lebanon
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title_short Assessment of community noise problem in greater Beirut area, Lebanon
title_sort Assessment of community noise problem in greater Beirut area, Lebanon
url http://hdl.handle.net/10725/2480
http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1023322507415
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1023/A:1023322507415