摘要 : This paper summarizes results, trends and needs of contemporary research on community noise effects. In the first part (status), the following topics are outlined: the changing concept of noise; annoyance; disturbances of communic... 展开 This paper summarizes results, trends and needs of contemporary research on community noise effects. In the first part (status), the following topics are outlined: the changing concept of noise; annoyance; disturbances of communication, recreation, cognitive performance, sleep and health; comparison of the effects of different noise sources; effects of abrupt noise level changes; and scientific support for noise limit proposals. The second part (tendencies) shows recent developments of noise research with respect to following topics: effects of visual information on annoyance; wind turbines; monetary valuation of quietness in residential areas; tradeoffs between noisy and quiet places; psychology as a means for reducing noise effects; sound-scapes; effects of combined noise sources; and effect-related indicators of noisy situations. The third part (desiderata) contains a list of topics which need further consideration in the near future. 收起