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Exam 2: Noise (HER)15 Minute City - ANS-Creating small neighborhoods in larger cities where all necessities
are within 15 minutes of transportation.
-Increase access to food and basic necessities
-Bring back neighborhood school
-Density isn't enough
-Houses enough, and ALL, people
4 major principles of a 15 minute city - ANS-1: Ecology
2: Proximity
3: Solidarity
4: Participation
Effective public spaces - ANS-Proposes numerous solutions for achieving a sustainable
and healthy city
-Visual prospect: can you see what is there before going in?
-Relationship between space and street/path-Lots of places to sit, where you can
people-watch
-Multiple layers of seating-Nature: trees, grass, water
-Protection from elements (wind, rain, hail, sun)
-Focal point-Putting people above cars-Food
Human impacts of noise: auditory effects - ANS-Hearing-hearing loss, sleep disturbance
EX:Hearing loss
--> study w musicians/non-musicians showed that non-musicians had better hearing
and musicians had both a temporary and permanent impacts
Level and duration of exposure
EX: sleep disturbance
--> sleep disturbance: study showed that people who lived near an airport are more
likely to be prescribed sleep medications
Human impacts of noise: non-auditory effects - ANS-Not directly related to hearing
-Stress, cardiovascular disease, task performance, annoyance, aggression, altruism
and social interaction
-A study showed that a school near an airport showed high blood pressure in kids
Level and duration of exposure - ANS-It was discovered that the hearing of the Mabaan
tribe members at the age of 70 was superior to that of Americans in their 30s
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