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Noise Pollution and Human Health: A Case Study of Municipal Corporation of Delhi.
- Source :
- Indoor & Built Environment; 12/01/2010, Vol. 19 Issue 6, p648-656, 9p
- Publication Year :
- 2010
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Abstract
- Noise pollution, an urban territorial phenomenon, is assuming serious proportions in Delhi, the third largest urban centre of India. The frequency and intensity of pollution has been increasing day by day. The present study reviews the data on sources, intensity and health implications of pollutants collected through household survey using questionnaires from two contrasting density areas; one from high-density area and another from low-density area. The analysis reveals that tremendous increase in population, industrial activities, unchecked growth in vehicular traffic and rapidly changing life style are the major factors that have created and aggravated the problem of pollution in the study area. The major health implications include annoyance, disturbance in sleep, interference with communication and other harmful effects. With the help of regression analysis, the cause and effect relationship between the intensity of pollution and occurrence of diseases among sampled households of Delhi has been established by this study. Some suggestions such as land use and transportation planning are also given in this paper for mitigating and managing the noise pollution problem in the sustainable urban development perspectives. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- METROPOLITAN areas
NOISE pollution
HOUSEHOLD surveys
POPULATION
URBANIZATION
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1420326X
- Volume :
- 19
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Indoor & Built Environment
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 57204973
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/1420326X10370532