Evaluation of an urban traffic Noise–Exposed population based on points of interest and noise maps: The case of Guangzhou

• Published in: Environmental pollution (1987) Vol. 239; pp. 741 - 750
• Main Authors: Wang, Haibo, Chen, Hanjie, Cai, Ming
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.08.2018
• Subjects: at-risk population; buildings; China; Cities; cluster analysis; Endpoint Determination; Environmental Exposure - analysis; Environmental noise functional region; Geographic Information Systems; Humans; Models, Theoretical; Noise exposure; Noise map; noise pollution; Noise, Transportation - statistics & numerical data; Point of interest; Population density; population distribution; roads; traffic; urban areas; Urban Population - statistics & numerical data; Environmental noise functional region; Noise map; Noise exposure; Point of interest; Population density

The primary objective of this study was to develop an evaluation method for assessing an urban traffic noise–exposed population and apply it in the main urban area of Guangzhou. The method based on points of interest (POIs) and noise map is realized in several steps. First, after regionalizing based...