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GUILLEN-MONTERO, Douglas Alberto. Geographical analysis of the temporary space behavior of sound intensity in barrio Escalante, San José, Costa Rica. November 2021 to March 2022. Rev. Geog. Amer. Central [online]. 2024, n.73, pp.71-96. ISSN 2215-2563.  http://dx.doi.org/10.15359/rgac.73-2.4.

Noise Pollution is considered one of the biggest health risks in modern society worldwide, partly caused by city dynamics. Although its recognition as a health Hazard is recent and its effects have become considered a health problems, actions, and policies to combat it are not yet common in big cities. This article shows the results of a geographical analysis where this type of pollution was evaluated in Barrio Escalante, the objective was to analyze the spatial-temporal behavior of sound intensity during October 2021 to March 2022. In order to achieve that objective, a quantitative study was developed with sound level meter measurements. This allowed measuring the intensity of the sounds in different places of Escalante, in two periods: day and night. Decibels were then classified by cycle according to their intensity on a scale of one to five. This is how the general sound index (GSI) was subsequently obtained and so the sound intensity plane of the study area.

Palabras clave : Geography; noise pollution; sound; noise; spatial planning; and city.

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