Noise pollution in Andalusian cities. Differences and similarities in noise perception before and during confinement COVID-19
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Abstract
Noise pollution is one of the main current environmental problems, and specifically in Andalusia within them, excess noise ranks sixth. Through this work, the aim is to find out what the acoustic perception of Andalusian citizens is, both before and during the development of the COVID-19 pandemic. To find out how this type of pollution affects the population, a quantitative methodology has been used, through individual surveys, carrying out a total of 1152 questionnaires to the Andalusian population residing in cities with more than 40 000 inhabitants. One of the research findings has been that almost three-quarters of the population believes that they live in a very or quite noisy city. We have also detected that the main sources of noise for the Andalusian region are those produced by traffic, speaking loudly, works on public roads and renovations by neighbors. These sources of noise remained in the same order of importance during the confinement stage, although there was a decrease in their incidence, due to the inactivity caused by the pandemic in all aspects of daily life.