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020 _a1849712573
082 _a363.74
_bSTE
100 _aStewart, John & others
245 _aWhy noise matters : a worldwide perspective on the problems, policies and solutions
260 _aLondon
_bEarthscan
_c2011
300 _ax,174 p.
500 _aCONTENTS List of contributors vi List of figures, tables and boxes vii List of acronyms and abbreviations viii Pre-introduction x Introduction 1 1. Why Noise Matters 5 2. Noise: Widespread and Worldwide 22 3. Hear Me Now! Noise Can Harm Your Health! 47 Arline L. Bronzaft 4.Noise: The Neglected Green Issue of Our Age? 62 5.Noise in the Workplace 79 6.Transport Noise 94 7. Neighbour/Neighbourhood Noise 108 Val Weedon 8. Piped Music: The Music You Cannot Turn Off 119 Nigel Rodgers 9. Noise and the Law 131 Francis McManus 10. Making Change Happen 162 Index 167
890 _aUnited Kingdom
891 _aSP Research Lib. Corp. Fund
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