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"GIS Modelling of Road Traffic Noise" Lecture

kristen, Neighbor

This lecture will feature Dr. Kristoffer Mattison of the Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine at Lund University in Sweden. His lecture is titled “GIS Modelling of Road Traffic Noise: Level of Disturbance and Use of Pharmaceuticals in Scania, Sweden”.

Abstract:

Road traffic noise exposure is the most common environmental exposure in Sweden. More than 1,700,000 residents (about 20% of the population) are exposed to noise over the threshold value of 55 dB(A) at the façade of the residence. Several studies have shown that noise exposure has negative impacts on human health. Examples of health effects include sleep disturbance and cardiovascular disease. GIS was used to model noise exposure at the residential location for 13 604 participants in a public health questionnaire using the Nordic prediction method for road traffic noise. Individual-level data on noise exposure for each year 2005-2011 were connected to the national pharmaceutical register to analyse prescription of drugs for anxiety and sleeping disorders as well as cardiovascular diseases. The results showed a strong correlation between self-reported disturbance from noise and calculated noise exposure, but not between calculated noise exposure and the use of prescription drugs.

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If you are a student, faculty member, or local citizen interested in Geography and GIS (Geographic Information Systems), this is certainly a lecture you’ll want to attend! We hope to see you all there!
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