The impact of housing design and quality on wellbeing: lived experiences of the home during COVID-19 in London DOI Creative Commons
Lucia Alonso, Sam Jacoby

Cities & Health, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 7(4), P. 615 - 627

Published: Aug. 1, 2022

COVID-19 has heightened awareness of how housing design and quality can dramatically impact the mental physical wellbeing an individual. Adding to existing problems, long-term demographic changes, failures in building maintenance as well safety standards, pandemic exacerbated inequalities. Through 50 in-depth interviews with London residents conducted early 2021, paper studies experiences changing home uses perception domestic space affected participants during pandemic. The focuses on design-related aspects such environmental comfort, agency make changes a home, notions privacy security, lack space. This reveals use future preferences might have dwelling design. wide-ranging lived subjective perceptions call for more inclusive approach social policies that consider value architectural Based findings discussion, concludes policy recommendations should be taken into account improve

Language: Английский

Changes in Consumers’ Purchase Patterns as a Consequence of the COVID-19 Pandemic DOI Creative Commons
Katarína Valašková, Pavol Ďurana, Peter Adamko

et al.

Mathematics, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 9(15), P. 1788 - 1788

Published: July 28, 2021

The current COVID-19 pandemic has affected every aspect of consumer behavior—their expenses, investments, and financial reserves, as well their social wellbeing. As a consequence different restrictions, consumers shopping patterns have changed significantly; thus, the factors that influence new purchase need to be identified help traders, retailers, marketers develop appropriate strategies respond crucial changes in market. A categorical analysis (Pearson’s chi-square test) correspondence (simple multivariate) were applied sample 425 Slovak respondents reveal most important impacting consumers’ situations, effects on maintenance habits established during period. results revealed income, age, sector occupation play roles context patterns. These findings are agreement with other global studies, confirming both worldwide impact behavior importance national studies order for state authorities, marketers, entrepreneurs able take necessary measures.

Language: Английский

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Does social perception data express the spatio-temporal pattern of perceived urban noise? A case study based on 3,137 noise complaints in Fuzhou, China DOI Creative Commons

Lian-Huan Guo,

Cheng Shi, Jiang Liu

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Applied Acoustics, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 201, P. 109129 - 109129

Published: Nov. 23, 2022

The impact of urban noise on residents' physical health and mental condition has gradually become a hot topic public discussion. A single monitoring cannot fully reflect the public's actual perception feeling noise. In contrast, social data can provide indirect reference for This study first collected synthesized complaint from government platform. Furthermore, spatial temporal distribution characteristics complaints in blocks were analyzed to explore relationship between behaviours Point Interest (POI) distribution. results show that: 1) time dimension, total number at night is 2,157 that daytime 980. much more than during day; 2) different types have obvious aggregation characteristics. Specifically, construction are relatively concentrated, with some 1,813 complaints, while life business scattered, several 1,324 complaints; 3) Noise specific correlation POIs, among which highest living commercial residential locations; 4) Places higher abundant POIs prone complaints. ideas promoting optimization problems.

Language: Английский

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Indoor soundscapes at home during the COVID-19 lockdown in London – Part II: A structural equation model for comfort, content, and well-being DOI Creative Commons
Simone Torresin, Rossano Albatici, Francesco Aletta

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Applied Acoustics, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 185, P. 108379 - 108379

Published: Sept. 8, 2021

The present work constitutes the sequel to analysis of data from an online survey administered 464 home workers in London January 2021 during COVID-19 lockdown. Perceived affective quality indoor soundscapes has been assessed through a previously developed model, as combination two perceptual dimensions, one related

Language: Английский

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Soundscape in city and built environment: current developments and design potentials DOI Creative Commons
Jian Kang

City and Built Environment, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 1(1)

Published: Jan. 12, 2023

Abstract In the field of environmental acoustics, conventional approach reducing ‘sound level’ does not always deliver required improvements in quality life. Soundscape, defined by ISO as ‘acoustic environment perceived or experienced and/or understood a person people, context’, promotes holistic approach, regarding sounds ‘resources’ rather than just ‘wastes’. The first part this review/position paper, mainly using works author and teams/collaborators examples, discusses current developments soundscape, terms soundscape understating exchanging, collecting documenting, harmonising standardising, creating designing, outreaching, showing that while considerable have been carried out, much work is still needed, basic research, more importantly, research towards practice. second paper then explores urban sound design/planning process. With proposed framework for designing open public spaces, considering four key components, including characteristics each source, acoustic effects space, social/demographic aspect users, other physical conditions, design potentials are demonstrated.

Language: Английский

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Construction of a large road infrastructure in a metropolitan area; what can the analysis of community complaints to noise tell us? DOI Creative Commons
Alexis Pinsonnault-Skvarenina,

Véronique Guay,

Renaud Leblanc-Guindon

et al.

Environmental Impact Assessment Review, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 106, P. 107504 - 107504

Published: April 9, 2024

Few studies have investigated the association between noise complaints and construction noise. Reviewing complaint data could help better understand community annoyance to plan future major work. The aim of this study was determine relationship levels, develop a tool analyze lodged by citizens concerning rehabilitation large road interchange project, namely Turcot Project. A total 1294 were collected transcribed Ministry Transport Quebec January 6, 2017, 11, 2021. descriptive analysis conducted following an inductive approach. Citizens complained mostly about noise, but also several other aspects related work such as desire obtain specific mitigation measure dust particle levels. number correlated with especially for indicators that consider sound levels emerging from ambient When individuals complain their may be influenced accumulation or interaction nuisances associated It is therefore necessary all source nuisance, characteristics environment complainant genesis annoyance. Our results can used government agencies authorities improve management during activities reduce complaints.

Language: Английский

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The actual and ideal indoor soundscape for work, relaxation, physical and sexual activity at home: A case study during the COVID-19 lockdown in London DOI Creative Commons
Simone Torresin, Eleanor Ratcliffe, Francesco Aletta

et al.

Frontiers in Psychology, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 13

Published: Dec. 29, 2022

The period of home confinement during the COVID-19 pandemic made importance a high-quality surrounding environment even more evident than before. Several studies have been carried out to assess (negative) impacts noise on annoyance, particularly whilst working from (WFH). present study takes step further by (1) investigating positive and negative "actual" acoustic range activities, i.e., WFH, relaxation, physical, sexual (2) identifying characteristics an "ideal" indoor soundscape. is based qualitative analysis verbal descriptions collected open-ended questions included in survey administered January 2021 464 respondents living London, lockdown. actual scenario varied no effect task execution, disruption, distraction, concern disturbing others or being heard. Positive support concentration, motivation, freedom sound expression, feeling connected surroundings comforted presence others, according mechanisms described study. Negative appraisal could trigger coping strategies (e.g., controlling windows, playing music, wearing headphones) behavioural changes lowering volume voice muting oneself call, changing workout type) that turn limit enhance behaviour, affect foster wellbeing. were most frequently reported WFH (by 55% participants), followed relaxation activities (40.6%), (30.1%), (20.1%). ideal soundscape was as quiet, well-sound insulated environment, which guarantees access sounds (i.e., natural sounds, urban background), thus resulting privacy, intimacy, place where express themselves without noise-related constraints. complements literature findings housing design directions light pandemic, providing evidence poor insulation at home, potential benefits nature-based solutions for soundscapes, opportunities activity-based domestic environments, inclusive broader set uses household compositions.

Language: Английский

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Mapping and analyzing the construction noise pollution in China using social media platforms DOI
Ying Wang, Guangbin Wang, Heng Li

et al.

Environmental Impact Assessment Review, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 97, P. 106863 - 106863

Published: July 30, 2022

Language: Английский

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A qualitative and quantitative synthesis of the impacts of COVID-19 on soundscapes: A systematic review and meta-analysis DOI
Yoshimi Hasegawa, Siu‐Kit Lau

The Science of The Total Environment, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 844, P. 157223 - 157223

Published: July 8, 2022

Language: Английский

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Multidimensional analyses of the noise impacts of COVID-19 lockdown DOI Open Access
Pierre Aumond, Arnaud Can, Mathieu Lagrange

et al.

The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 151(2), P. 911 - 923

Published: Feb. 1, 2022

As part of the Agence Nationale de Recherche Caractérisation des ENvironnements SonorEs urbains (Characterization urban sound environments) project, a questionnaire was sent in January 2019 to households 1 km

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Relationships between building attributes and COVID-19 infection in London DOI Creative Commons
Huan Tong, Mingxiao Li, Jian Kang

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Building and Environment, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 225, P. 109581 - 109581

Published: Sept. 14, 2022

In the UK, all domestic COVID-19 restrictions have been removed since they were introduced in March 2020. After illustrating spatial-temporal variations infection rates across London, this study then particularly aimed to examine relationships of with building attributes, including density, type, age, and use, previous studies shown that built environment plays an important role public health. Multisource data from national health services London Geomni map processed GIS techniques statistically analysed. From 2020 April 2022, rate was 3,159.28 cases per 10,000 people. The spatial distribution uneven, a range 1,837.88 4,391.79 During period, it revealed attributes played significant infection. It noted higher density areas had lower London. Moreover, percentage historic or flat buildings tended lead decrease rates. terms be residential buildings. Variations more sensitive type; particular, residents living flats contributed most rates, value 2.3%. This is expected provide support for policy practice towards pandemic-resilient architectural design.

Language: Английский

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