City acts to mitigate urban noise |
2024-09-19
According to the World Health Organization, harms of excessive noise include interference with daily activities at school, work, and home, sleep disturbances, cognitive and hearing impairment, and adverse cardiovascular, metabolic, psychophysiological, and birth outcomes. As recognition of the long-term impacts of noise pollution on human health increases, Shenzhen is adopting a tech-based strategy to create quieter and healthier communities.