RT journal article
T1 Community Response to Noise from Hot-Spots at a Major Road in Quito (Ecuador) and Its Application for Identification and Ranking These Areas
A1 Puyana Romero, Virginia
A1 Cueto Ancela, José Luis
A1 Ciaburro, Giuseppe
A1 Bravo-Moncayo, Luis
A1 Hernández Molina, Ricardo
A2 Ciencias y Técnicas de la Navegación y Construcciones Navales
A2 Máquinas y Motores Térmicos
K1 dose–response indicators
K1 noise hot-spot
K1 major road traffic noise
K1 noise action plans
K1 noise survey
K1 noise legislation
AB Environmental legislation in Ecuador is advancing with the legitimate aspiration of providing citizens with new standards of quality and environmental health. In the context of environmental noise, these legislative advances are based on the experience accumulated in other countries, which is an advantage that must be managed with caution by incorporating local factors into noise management procedures. This study advances two lines of work. The first is to survey the population about their attitude towards noise from a major road to try to detect local factors in the annoyance and sleep disturbances. The second uses this information to compare noise indicators for the detection and ranking of hot-spots from major roads. The interviewees exhibited a high level of annoyance and sleep disturbance due to noise compared with the results of other studies. Results show that there are small differences in the definition of hot-spots when using WHO's dose-response curves for L-den >= 68 dB for and for L-night >= 58 dB, in comparison with the curves generated in this study (CS). Regarding the application of both dose-response curves (WHO vs. CS) to the estimation of the population at risk of the harmful effect of nighttime traffic noise (HSD), small oscillations are also observed even when L-night >= 58 dB and L-noche >= 60 dB are used.
PB MDPI
SN 1660-4601
YR 2022
FD 2022-02
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/26543
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/26543
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 10-nov-2026