Noise health impact assessment in Korea

When the Environmental Impact Assessment(EIA) for a development project in Korea is performed, the noise impact assessment plays an important role in minimizing the noise damage and according social conflict from the viewpoint of precautionary principle. Especially, because the social interest on noise health impact is being increased, the necessity of the assessment method development considering the health impact of various noise sources is brought up consistently. Therefore, this study is focused on suggesting the noise health impact assessment method in order to prevent the noise problem from a development project efficiently. It includes the comparative study among the various approach methods of noise health impact, analysis of the noise exposure-response models in Korean people, and adequacy review of the reduction measures for decreasing the noise health impact from various noise sources.