Acoustic contamination assessment during the transition between the COVID-19 restrictions and reactivation: A exploratory analysis in Guayaquil
Noise pollution is becoming a critical health risk for city life. In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic forced many cities to implement several mobility restrictions. These restrictions changed human activity patterns and decreased the noise levels and noise pollution that often affect urban settings. As t...
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| author | Andrés Velastegui-Montoya Geancarlo Guerrero-Cabrera Sandra Gonzalez-Camba Yadira Jaramillo-Lindao Ricardo Murillo-Portillo J. Hidalgo-Crespo Luis Encalada-Abarca |
| author_facet | Andrés Velastegui-Montoya Geancarlo Guerrero-Cabrera Sandra Gonzalez-Camba Yadira Jaramillo-Lindao Ricardo Murillo-Portillo J. Hidalgo-Crespo Luis Encalada-Abarca |
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| description | Noise pollution is becoming a critical health risk for city life. In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic forced many cities to implement several mobility restrictions. These restrictions changed human activity patterns and decreased the noise levels and noise pollution that often affect urban settings. As the number of infections decreased, so did the outdoor activities, influencing the population’s perception of noise. This paper aims to evaluate the changes in noise levels associated with mobility restrictions between 2020 and 2021 in Guayaquil, Ecuador. This study used crowdsourcing with the help of smartphones and mobile applications to collect geo-referenced environmental noise data. The data was used to generate noise maps in different time frames. Finally, noise level maps were created using GIS-based tools to identify the urban areas that experienced the highest noise level variation during the study period. The results show that the most significant noise increase occurred at night. Furthermore, when analyzing noise level changes in different urban areas, the western area of Guayaquil was the one that experienced the most significant noise level variation. Findings inform the perception of noise pollution and could potentially serve as a reference for decision-makers during the proposal of public policies that ensure a better quality of life for its citizens. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d5231cb09e1d490190fd2b9dcc3f455a2023-05-18T04:40:19ZengElsevierGeography and Sustainability2666-68392023-06-0142138149Acoustic contamination assessment during the transition between the COVID-19 restrictions and reactivation: A exploratory analysis in GuayaquilAndrés Velastegui-Montoya0Geancarlo Guerrero-Cabrera1Sandra Gonzalez-Camba2Yadira Jaramillo-Lindao3Ricardo Murillo-Portillo4J. Hidalgo-Crespo5Luis Encalada-Abarca6Centro de Investigación y Proyectos Aplicados a las Ciencias de la Tierra (CIPAT), ESPOL Polytechnic University, P.O. Box 09-01-5863, Guayaquil, Ecuador; Facultad de Ingeniería en Ciencias de la Tierra (FICT), ESPOL Polytechnic University, P.O. Box 09-01-5863, Guayaquil, Ecuador; Geoscience Institute, Federal University of Pará, 66075-110, Belém, Brazil; Corresponding author at: Centro de Investigación y Proyectos Aplicados a las Ciencias de la Tierra (CIPAT), ESPOL Polytechnic University, Campus Gustavo Galindo km 30.5 Vía Perimetral, P.O. Box 09-01-5863, Guayaquil, Ecuador.Facultad de Ingeniería en Ciencias de la Tierra (FICT), ESPOL Polytechnic University, P.O. Box 09-01-5863, Guayaquil, EcuadorFacultad de Ciencias Naturales y Matemáticas (FCNM), ESPOL Polytechnic University, P.O. Box 09-01-5863, Guayaquil, EcuadorFacultad de Ingeniería en Ciencias de la Tierra (FICT), ESPOL Polytechnic University, P.O. Box 09-01-5863, Guayaquil, EcuadorFacultad de Ciencias Naturales y Matemáticas (FCNM), ESPOL Polytechnic University, P.O. Box 09-01-5863, Guayaquil, EcuadorSciences pour la Conception, l'Optimisation et la Production (G-SCOP), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université Grenoble Alpes, 38000, Grenoble, France; Facultad de Ingeniería Industrial, Universidad de Guayaquil, 090150, Guayaquil, EcuadorCentre of Geographical Studies, Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning, University of Lisbon, 1600-276, Lisbon, Portugal; Universidad Espíritu Santo, Samborondón, EcuadorNoise pollution is becoming a critical health risk for city life. In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic forced many cities to implement several mobility restrictions. These restrictions changed human activity patterns and decreased the noise levels and noise pollution that often affect urban settings. As the number of infections decreased, so did the outdoor activities, influencing the population’s perception of noise. This paper aims to evaluate the changes in noise levels associated with mobility restrictions between 2020 and 2021 in Guayaquil, Ecuador. This study used crowdsourcing with the help of smartphones and mobile applications to collect geo-referenced environmental noise data. The data was used to generate noise maps in different time frames. Finally, noise level maps were created using GIS-based tools to identify the urban areas that experienced the highest noise level variation during the study period. The results show that the most significant noise increase occurred at night. Furthermore, when analyzing noise level changes in different urban areas, the western area of Guayaquil was the one that experienced the most significant noise level variation. Findings inform the perception of noise pollution and could potentially serve as a reference for decision-makers during the proposal of public policies that ensure a better quality of life for its citizens.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666683923000111Acoustic contaminationCrowdsourcingData scrubbingKrigingNoise map |
| spellingShingle | Andrés Velastegui-Montoya Geancarlo Guerrero-Cabrera Sandra Gonzalez-Camba Yadira Jaramillo-Lindao Ricardo Murillo-Portillo J. Hidalgo-Crespo Luis Encalada-Abarca Acoustic contamination assessment during the transition between the COVID-19 restrictions and reactivation: A exploratory analysis in Guayaquil Geography and Sustainability Acoustic contamination Crowdsourcing Data scrubbing Kriging Noise map |
| title | Acoustic contamination assessment during the transition between the COVID-19 restrictions and reactivation: A exploratory analysis in Guayaquil |
| title_full | Acoustic contamination assessment during the transition between the COVID-19 restrictions and reactivation: A exploratory analysis in Guayaquil |
| title_fullStr | Acoustic contamination assessment during the transition between the COVID-19 restrictions and reactivation: A exploratory analysis in Guayaquil |
| title_full_unstemmed | Acoustic contamination assessment during the transition between the COVID-19 restrictions and reactivation: A exploratory analysis in Guayaquil |
| title_short | Acoustic contamination assessment during the transition between the COVID-19 restrictions and reactivation: A exploratory analysis in Guayaquil |
| title_sort | acoustic contamination assessment during the transition between the covid 19 restrictions and reactivation a exploratory analysis in guayaquil |
| topic | Acoustic contamination Crowdsourcing Data scrubbing Kriging Noise map |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666683923000111 |
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