TY - GEN
T1 - An Investigation of Traffic Noise Levels Around a Major Hospital in Qatar
AU - Shaaban, Khaled
AU - Abouzaid, Abdelrahman
AU - Musleh, Ahmad
AU - Fares Hout, M.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - Although hospitals are sensitive to noise and are considered silent zones, many are located in urban areas and are subject to high levels of noise. In this study, an assessment of traffic noise, around a major hospital in the city of Doha, Qatar, was conducted during the morning and evening periods. The results indicated that the noise values exceeded the World Health Organization’s reference value of 50 dBA for both morning and evening times, and were higher than the 55 dBA limit at which serious annoyance is generated. Additionally, it exceeded the Qatar local standards for both daytime (55 dBA) and nighttime (45 dBA) noise levels. The results indicated that one of the main sources of noise was road traffic. Different solutions were proposed for a possible action plan to reduce the high level of noise.
AB - Although hospitals are sensitive to noise and are considered silent zones, many are located in urban areas and are subject to high levels of noise. In this study, an assessment of traffic noise, around a major hospital in the city of Doha, Qatar, was conducted during the morning and evening periods. The results indicated that the noise values exceeded the World Health Organization’s reference value of 50 dBA for both morning and evening times, and were higher than the 55 dBA limit at which serious annoyance is generated. Additionally, it exceeded the Qatar local standards for both daytime (55 dBA) and nighttime (45 dBA) noise levels. The results indicated that one of the main sources of noise was road traffic. Different solutions were proposed for a possible action plan to reduce the high level of noise.
KW - Noise pollution
KW - Road traffic
KW - Silence zones
KW - Traffic noise
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85088224807&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-030-50943-9_44
DO - 10.1007/978-3-030-50943-9_44
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85088224807
SN - 9783030509422
T3 - Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
SP - 354
EP - 360
BT - Advances in Human Aspects of Transportation - Proceedings of the AHFE 2020 Virtual Conference on Human Aspects of Transportation
A2 - Stanton, Neville
PB - Springer
T2 - AHFE Virtual Conference on Human Factors in Transportation, 2020
Y2 - 16 July 2020 through 20 July 2020
ER -