Assessing personal noise exposure and its relationship with mental health in Beijing based on individuals’ space-time behavior

Ma, Jing; Li, Chunjiang; Kwan, Mei‐Po; Kou, Lirong; Chai, Yanwei

doi:10.1016/j.envint.2020.105737

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“…The SLM-25 instruments meet the standard of IEC61672 Type 2 and ANSI S1.4 Type 2 Sound Level Meter with an accuracy of < 1.5 dBA error. The CEM SC-05 Sound Level Calibrator (Shenzhen Everbest Machinery Industry Co. Ltd., Shenzhen, China) was used to calibrate the SLM-25 instruments at the beginning and end of the survey [ 41 ]. Besides, the GPS-equipped smartphones and AirBeam were used to collect PM 2.5 (Shinyei PPD60PV), temperature and humidity (MaxDetect RH03) [ 51 ].…”

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“…Besides the individual attributes of gender, age [ 32 ], education level [ 33 ], income [ 24 ], marital status, housing type [ 34 ], physical and mental health [ 35 , 36 ], and noise sensitivity [ 37 – 39 ], activity-related factors such as activity type, activity location [ 40 ] and companions can also significantly affect self-reported noise annoyance. Moreover, different activity, travel, social, and temporal contexts significantly influence people’s perceived noise and psychological stress [ 28 , 41 ]. In addition, the influences of activity-space context such as green space [ 9 , 33 , 42 ], sea view [ 32 ], access to quiet areas, visual pleasure, construction interval [ 43 ], temperature [ 44 ], environment pollution [ 17 ] and smell [ 45 ] on annoyance have also been observed.…”

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Geographic Ecological Momentary Assessment (GEMA) of environmental noise annoyance: the influence of activity context and the daily acoustic environment

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Background Noise annoyance is considered to be the most widespread and recognized health effect of environmental noise. Previous research is mostly based on the static study of residential environmental noise, but few studies have focused on the effects of noise exposure in different activity contexts on real-time annoyance. The two deficiency are that they neglect the influence of activity context besides residence and fail to reflect the difference of time-scale effect of noise influence. Methods Using portable noise and air sensors, GPS-equipped mobile phones, questionnaire survey, and geographic ecological momentary assessment (GEMA), this paper measured the environmental noise and real-time noise annoyance of participants at different activity places. Hierarchical logistic regression models were used to examine the effects of environmental noise on people’s real-time annoyance. The paper further considered the influence of the geographic context of the activity places and daily acoustic environment on participants’ real-time annoyance. Further, a nonlinear regression model was constructed using Random Forest to further examine the nonlinear relationship between environmental noise and real-time annoyance. Results The results showed that: (1) the average cumulative equivalent sound level during was 55 dB (A) when the participants responded to the EMA surveys; (2) Only the temperature of activity places had an influence on momentary annoyance and the higher the temperature, the more likely participants were annoyed; (3) Participants with higher perception of noise pollution in residential communities were more likely to be annoyed. However, participants with higher daily exposure to noise were less likely to feel annoyed; (4) The threshold value of the effect of noise on real-time annoyance was 58 dB (A) to 78 dB (A). Conclusions These findings can guide the development of urban planning and environmental noise standards and also provide a reference for noise barrier requirements for different activity places.

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“…In the US, new research directions based on timegeography are sustainability, social segregation and health (Kwan, 2013;Park and Kwan, 2018;Song et al, 2017). In China, though still under the process of spatial construction, time-geography has been applied in the research of social differentiation, environmental exposure and health (Ma et al, 2020;Zhang et al, 2019). Hence, new trends in Sweden and the US were also introduced in China.…”

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“…Moreover, the change in activity patterns was due to urban transformation; meanwhile, behavioural change could affect environmental sustainability and the quality of life. Hence, recent trends were observed in sociospatial segregation (Zhang et al, 2018;Wang et al, 2012), environmental pollution (Ma et al, 2015;Liu et al, 2017) and health geography (Ma et al, 2020;Ma et al, 2017) from the perspective of space-time behaviour.…”

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The diffusion and development of time-geography in East Asia: The academic life paths of two key scholars

Chai

Arai

2020

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A summary of the diffusion and development of time-geography in East Asia, specifically in Japan and China, is presented in this article. Previous studies have provided reviews of time-geographic research and spacetime behaviour research in both countries. Few studies, however, have told the story about how and why timegeography diffused into East Asia. By showing and analysing the academic life paths of Yoshio Arai and Yanwei Chai, we conclude that the development of time-geography in Japan and China goes hand in hand with their academic progress. Moreover, the interactions within their academic life paths mark some key events that promoted time-geography significantly. The similarities and differences between their academic life paths are also analysed in this article. Both scholars shared some common research topics, such as childcare problems, urban spatial structures and socioeconomic transformations, which were also the most prominent characteristics of time-geography in East Asia. In addition, the socioeconomic backgrounds of their academic life paths are also quite similar, which reflects the close relationship between time-geography and societal needs. Finally, this article discusses the effectiveness and disadvantages of the academic life path method, as the method has proven to be an important tool in analysing the role that key scholars play in promoting a certain discipline. In conclusion, the diffusion and development of time-geography in East Asia can hardly have happened without both individual scholars’ hard work and the exchange and cooperation activities between scholars.

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“…The level of daily exposure to noise on the A (LEX.8h) network for workers in the homogeneous job group16 The level of daily exposure to noise on the A network…”

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The Relationship Between Harmful Noise and Cognitive Component

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Objective & Aim: People who are exposed to noise on a daily basis, exposure to this risk factor as a physical stressor can have immediate and delayed detrimental effects on concentration, attention, high blood pressure, and so on. Method: The present study examines a set of cognitive factors to assess negative emotional states in depression, anxiety, and stress in a noisy work environment. This case study was performed on 1000 workers of Isfahan Steel Industry. ISO9612 (2009) standard and K&B sound level meter were used to measure the noise pressure level. At the same time, the DASS questionnaire was used to measure the severity of the symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress. Results: Based on the findings of the study, the age factor on depression, the marital status factor on anxiety and the work shift factor showed a significant effect on employee stress (p <0.05). There was no significant difference in anxiety and depression variables between the case and control groups (p> 0.05). Conclusion: Due to significant positive relationship between the level of intensity and stress in case it is necessary to effective preventive measures to prevent psychological trauma and protect the health of workers in this industry are necessary.

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Assessing personal noise exposure and its relationship with mental health in Beijing based on individuals’ space-time behavior

Cited by 72 publications

References 32 publications

Geographic Ecological Momentary Assessment (GEMA) of environmental noise annoyance: the influence of activity context and the daily acoustic environment

Geographic Ecological Momentary Assessment (GEMA) of environmental noise annoyance: the influence of activity context and the daily acoustic environment

The diffusion and development of time-geography in East Asia: The academic life paths of two key scholars

The Relationship Between Harmful Noise and Cognitive Component

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