TY - JOUR
T1 - Human exposure to environmental health concern by types of urban environment
T2 - The case of Tel Aviv
AU - Schnell, Izhak
AU - Potchter, Oded
AU - Yaakov, Yaron
AU - Epstein, Yoram
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
PY - 2016/1/1
Y1 - 2016/1/1
N2 - This study classifies urban environments into types characterized by different exposure to environmental risk factors measured by general sense of discomfort and Heart Rate Variability (HRV). We hypothesize that a set of environmental factors (micro-climatic, CO, noise and individual heart rate) that were measured simultaneously in random locations can provide a better understanding of the distribution of human exposure to environmental loads throughout the urban space than results calculated based on measurements from close fixed stations. We measured micro-climatic and thermal load, CO and noise, individual Heart Rate, Subjective Social Load and Sense of Discomfort (SD) were tested by questionnaire survey. The results demonstrate significant differences in exposure to environmental factors among 8 types of urban environments. It appears that noise and social load are the more significant environmental factors to enhance health risks and general sense of discomfort.
AB - This study classifies urban environments into types characterized by different exposure to environmental risk factors measured by general sense of discomfort and Heart Rate Variability (HRV). We hypothesize that a set of environmental factors (micro-climatic, CO, noise and individual heart rate) that were measured simultaneously in random locations can provide a better understanding of the distribution of human exposure to environmental loads throughout the urban space than results calculated based on measurements from close fixed stations. We measured micro-climatic and thermal load, CO and noise, individual Heart Rate, Subjective Social Load and Sense of Discomfort (SD) were tested by questionnaire survey. The results demonstrate significant differences in exposure to environmental factors among 8 types of urban environments. It appears that noise and social load are the more significant environmental factors to enhance health risks and general sense of discomfort.
KW - Air pollution
KW - Measurements techniques
KW - Noise
KW - Personal exposure
KW - Social stress
KW - Thermal comfort
KW - Urban micro-environments
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84959129304&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.08.040
DO - 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.08.040
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AN - SCOPUS:84959129304
SN - 0269-7491
VL - 208
SP - 58
EP - 65
JO - Environmental Pollution
JF - Environmental Pollution
ER -