In:
Noise Mapping, Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Vol. 7, No. 1 ( 2020-01-01), p. 192-198
Abstract:
In a preceding report (UCL Open: Environment, 2020;1;6), an example of results on changes in the acoustic environment from a local-scale survey in a quiet residential area during and after the ‘state of emergency’ due to COVID-19 pandemic in Japan is presented: the noise level was 1–2 dBA lower during the state of emergency, which is smaller than reported from large cities. This note presents the results of a follow-up survey in the same area to provide some more examples to gain an insight into the acoustic environment in this area. In this note, the measurement results of noise levels in June 2020, a few weeks after the cancellation of the state of emergency, are mainly reported. As the results are almost the same as those from during the state of emergency, we can infer that either the noise level was reduced in June to a level that was almost the same as that during the state of emergency, or the noise level after its cancellation in May was possibly higher than usual. In either case, the change in noise level was small, and it was difficult to conclude which case was true.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
2084-879X
DOI:
10.1515/noise-2020-0016
Language:
English
Publisher:
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
Publication Date:
2020
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2861899-3
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