Noise levels associated with urban land use types in Kigali, Rwanda

Kalisa, Egide; Irankunda, Elisephane; Rugengamanzi, Eulade; Amani, Mabano

doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e10653

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“…This can be explained in terms of the activities large commercial areas have to offer and the higher pedestrian volume in the area. These results support the influence of human activities on the increase of noise level, which is in line with findings from Kalisa et al (2022) who revealed a high risk of noise sensitivity level in city centres and areas with high volume of human activities such as the areas with a concentration of small businesses. Residential developments on the other hand, do not impact the sound levels of the park as much as commercial developments.…”

Section: Surrounding Land Use Of the Parkssupporting

confidence: 91%

“…This is similar to KLCC park neighbouring Suria KLCC Twin Tower, which is fronting the restaurants and entertainment shops of KLCC, attracting a large number of visitors to the area at all hours of the day. Noise levels associated with urban land use have been found to be higher in commercial sites (70.0dBA) as compared to other land use types (Kalisa et al, 2022). In contrast, residential areas have lower sound levels because they consist of residences and living spaces, with the noise levels influenced by the population density of the residential area and the commercial or industrial activities (King et al, 2012).…”

Section: Relationship Between Park's Surrounding and Sounds Levels Wi...mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Short duration samples can be justified in light of previous research and documentations (Axelsson et al, 2010;Oldoni et al, 2015). Spatial interpolation methods were then calculated using ArcGIS Pro with geostatistical methods (Kalisa et al, 2022), to fit a particular model to the data and allows the prediction of the sound levels at unsampled locations in the park.…”

Section: Area Size and Locational Characteristics Of The Parksmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Beyond Park Boundaries: Exploring The Effect of Surrounding Land Use on Sound Levels of ParksBeyond Park Boundaries: Exploring The Effect of Surrounding Land Use on Sound Levels of Parks

Lee,

Hosni,

Rusli

et al. 2024

Geoplanning J. Geomatics Plann.

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Urban parks in big cities can help reduce noise while providing spaces for recreation and rest, but their size, location and surroundings can limit their environmental benefits. This article will discuss how surrounding land use affects noise levels in a particular park, as well as how park landscaping can limit noise exposure. Four study areas were selected from Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya to highlight a range of land uses, locations and park sizes. The sound levels were measured twice for each site-morning and evening-using measurement points along the park path and the SL-5868P sound level meter. The results showed that the study area exceeded the recommended noise limit of 55dBA as stipulated by Malaysian Noise Limit and World Health Organization guidelines. In addition, there was a pattern of influence on the measured noise levels based on land use and landscape around the park. Parks located in dense land use have higher noise levels, but have lower variation in noise levels within the park due to higher surrounding noise levels, compared to parks with more than 87% tree cover. The KLCC park, with 76% tree cover, has an overall higher noise level of more than 60dBA, indicating that the tree cover serves as a noise barrier for the park. Therefore, park planning should be tailored to its location and environment, while landscaping can be used to reduce noise levels and keep them within noise limits. In the future, the soundscape idea may be taken into account to enhance Malaysia's park environment.

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Section: Surrounding Land Use Of the Parkssupporting

confidence: 91%

Section: Relationship Between Park's Surrounding and Sounds Levels Wi...mentioning

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Beyond Park Boundaries: Exploring The Effect of Surrounding Land Use on Sound Levels of ParksBeyond Park Boundaries: Exploring The Effect of Surrounding Land Use on Sound Levels of Parks

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Hosni,

Rusli

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Geoplanning J. Geomatics Plann.

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“…However, this may be an underestimate as the prevalence of NIHL varies widely across populations and age groups. For example, greater exposure to occupational and urban noise in developing nations increases the risk of NIHL, and limited access to healthcare and screening tests may leave much of the burden undetected [ 13 , 14 , 15 ]. Further, developing nations may lack governmental guidance or legislation to limit noise exposure or lack public education measures to encourage the use of hearing protection.…”

Section: Epidemiologymentioning

confidence: 99%

Noise-Induced Hearing Loss

Natarajan

Batts

Stanković

2023

JCM

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Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) is the second most common cause of sensorineural hearing loss, after age-related hearing loss, and affects approximately 5% of the world’s population. NIHL is associated with substantial physical, mental, social, and economic impacts at the patient and societal levels. Stress and social isolation in patients’ workplace and personal lives contribute to quality-of-life decrements which may often go undetected. The pathophysiology of NIHL is multifactorial and complex, encompassing genetic and environmental factors with substantial occupational contributions. The diagnosis and screening of NIHL are conducted by reviewing a patient’s history of noise exposure, audiograms, speech-in-noise test results, and measurements of distortion product otoacoustic emissions and auditory brainstem response. Essential aspects of decreasing the burden of NIHL are prevention and early detection, such as implementation of educational and screening programs in routine primary care and specialty clinics. Additionally, current research on the pharmacological treatment of NIHL includes anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, anti-excitatory, and anti-apoptotic agents. Although there have been substantial advances in understanding the pathophysiology of NIHL, there remain low levels of evidence for effective pharmacotherapeutic interventions. Future directions should include personalized prevention and targeted treatment strategies based on a holistic view of an individual’s occupation, genetics, and pathology.

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Sustainability assessment of demolition based on quantitative external costs

Li,

Ueda

2024

Structural Concrete

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Rapid urbanization brings us challenges, but it is meant to bring us well‐being. The short lifetime of buildings and urban renewal policies have led to the demand for demolition. The aim of this study is to demonstrate the benefits of implementing an advanced demolition system and to fill the sustainability assessment gap in the demolition sector. This approach will help reduce obstacles to conducting sustainable demolition. To achieve this goal, an assessment system based on external costs was built, which mainly focused on the costs of damage due to global warming and environmental pollution. A case study employing two advanced demolition systems was used to show how the assessment works and the effects of demolition. According to the assessment results, the total external damage for the two advanced demolition systems is 37.6% and 19.6% of that of the conventional demolition method. Excellent waste management causes damage due to global warming in only 9.4% of conventional demolition projects, but noise impacts are still a crucial issue in the demolition field, as they contribute to 74.4% of the total damage. Based on the case study results, the benefits of sustainable demolition and the future of demolition are revealed. Further development should be sought for future demolition through new design theory or new technology.

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Noise levels associated with urban land use types in Kigali, Rwanda

Cited by 11 publications

References 46 publications

Beyond Park Boundaries: Exploring The Effect of Surrounding Land Use on Sound Levels of ParksBeyond Park Boundaries: Exploring The Effect of Surrounding Land Use on Sound Levels of Parks

Beyond Park Boundaries: Exploring The Effect of Surrounding Land Use on Sound Levels of ParksBeyond Park Boundaries: Exploring The Effect of Surrounding Land Use on Sound Levels of Parks

Noise-Induced Hearing Loss

Sustainability assessment of demolition based on quantitative external costs

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