Night noise guidelines for Europe

• Pubblicazione: Copenhagen, : World Health Organization Europe, c2009
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: xviii, 162 p. : ill
• Disciplina: 363.74
• Soggetto topico: Noise - Health aspects; Sleep - Health aspects
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: COVER -- TITLE -- COPYRIGHT -- CONTENTS -- ABSTRACT -- FOREWORD -- LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- Chapter 1: INTRODUCTION: METHODS AND CRITERIA -- Chapter 2: THE RELATION BETWEEN SLEEP AND HEALTH -- Chapter 3: EFFECTS OF NIGHT-TIME NOISE ON SLEEP -- Chapter 4: ON HEALTH AND WELL-BEING -- Chapter 5: GUIDELINES AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- REFERENCES -- APPENDICES.
• Sommario/riassunto: Environmental noise is a threat to public health, having negative impacts on human health and wellbeing. This book reviews the health effects of night time noise exposure, examines dose-effects relations, and presents interim and ultimate guideline values of night noise exposure. It offers guidance to the policy-makers in reducing the health impacts of night noise, based on expert evaluation of scientific evidence in Europe.The review of scientific evidence and the derivation of guideline values were conducted by outstanding scientists. The contents of the document were peer-reviewed and discussed for a consensus among the experts and the stakeholders. We are thankful for those who contributed to the development and presentation of this guidelines and believe that this work will contribute to improving the health of the people in the Region.
• Titolo autorizzato: Night noise guidelines for Europe
• ISBN: 1-282-50174-7; 9786612501746; 92-890-4174-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910811952403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II