Sound and the city
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Rising Noise Around Us
- Cities have a noise pollution problem, which is largely unaddressed.
- Noise complaints regarding the high decibel levels of traffic, airplanes, and even helicopters are getting more frequent. All those engines are making city dwellers forget what 'silence' feels like.
- Noise isn't just a temporary irritation but can lead to stress and problems like high blood pressure, and heart attacks.
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Effect Of Noise on Children
- According to the United Nations, about two-thirds of the world's population will be living in cities by the next 30 years.
- The World Health Organization recommends classrooms to be not louder than 35 decibels, which is never the case in big cities.
- Children are facing disruption in their learning, and research points out that those who study in a noisy place are 11 months behind the ones who are studying in quieter places in the same vicinity.
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Living In Noise
Most of the city planning is done so that the affluent neighborhoods are in quieter areas.
However, this is also nullified when the ultra-rich who travel frequently stay close to the transit hubs (like Airports), being exposed to high decibels of noise.
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Noise Affects Us Physically
... with anything exceeding 85 decibels resulting in hearing loss with continued exposure.
Sound is a warning sign for us, as we can hear and get affected with noise even while asleep.
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Choosing The City Life
- People put up with the noise in the cities and choose to stay there, even though the villages are having no noise pollution.
- People are used to the hustle-bustle of the city, have friends and family there, and their home too, leading to inertia in moving to a quieter place.
- Cities make you meet people more often while going out, something that villages lack. The city dwellers love this buzz of the city, leading them to stay there.
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