SUMMARY
Public Health Management
MANAGEMENT OF MOTORWAY TRANSPORT–GENERATED NOISE IMPACT ON HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN LITHUANIA
Žibutė Chmieliauskienė
Scientific work supervisor Prof., Dr. Habil. Žilvinas Padaiga
Kaunas University of Medicine, Faculty of Public Health, Department of Social Medicine.
Kaunas, 2005.- 100p.
Aim of the study – to investigate the process of managing transport-generated noise impact on human health and quality of life in Lithuania.
Objectives: 1) to generalize investigations of managing motorway transport-generated noise identification, impact on human health and quality of life, 2) to assess the impact of the motorway AI Vilnius- Kaunas on the health of local residents and the effects on quality of life, 3) to give recommendations for the management and control of motorway-generated noise.
Expected results: Justification of the management of transport-generated noise impact on human health.
Methods of investigation. In order to assess motorway transport-generated noise impact on human health and quality of life the motorway AI (IX B) Vilnius – Kaunas was selected and the neighboring residential farmsteads. In each noise level zone at the interval of 5 dBA the residential farmsteads were identified: 1) respondents, living within the zone of the increased traffic noise ≥55dBA (in a day time), and 2) respondents, living within the zone of permissible traffic noise <55dBA (control group). The questionnaire inquiry was carried out, the total... [to full text]
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LABT_ETD/oai:elaba.lt:LT-eLABa-0001:E.02~2005~D_20050616_132614-90939 |
| Date | 16 June 2005 |
| Creators | Chmieliauskienė, Žibutė |
| Contributors | Petrauskienė, Jadvyga, Misevičienė, Irena, Bagdonas, Eugenijus, Kaunas University of Medicine |
| Publisher | Lithuanian Academic Libraries Network (LABT), Kaunas University of Medicine |
| Source Sets | Lithuanian ETD submission system |
| Language | Lithuanian |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Master thesis |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | http://vddb.library.lt/obj/LT-eLABa-0001:E.02~2005~D_20050616_132614-90939 |
| Rights | Unrestricted |
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