Noise Annoyance Mapping

The multi-dimensional perceptions of office staff and non-office staff about metro noise in commercial spaces

“…On top of that, the acoustic characteristics of noise sources are not the only causes of negative mood. There are also non-acoustic factors that are believed to influence noise perceptions, including personal variables related to visibility [17,18], sensitivity [19,20], mood [21], attitude [22,23], tolerance and adaptability [24][25][26][27] towards noise sources, experience and knowledge about noise [28], dependence on the modes of transport [29], availability and accessibility of information about the noise abatement procedures [30,31] and activity pattern [32], sociodemographic variables related to age [33], gender [34], health status [35] and socio-economic situation [36], specific features of noise exposure related to place [37,38], time of day [39] and type of exposure [40,41] as well as a number of building characteristics related to floor level, window orientation and soundabsorbing materials [42]. It can be seen from the above studies that noise perceptions are believed to be affected by population characteristic factors, while few studies have discussed the differences in metro noise perception between different types of people.…”