Psychology
The Effects of Population Density and Noise in individuals
It is a fact that as time passes the population of this world increases just as every second that passes technology advances. The real question is, where is this overpopulation and all this technology advances taking us? Most people go through life ignoring small aspects such as noise, nature, and population, believing that everything is ok just because it has been this way for years but really ignoring what is behind the big picture. A review of the concepts of territoriality, privacy and personal, how their concept has become increasingly important as populations become denser, as well as living in urban environments, noise and its reduction at the workplace and living environment.
Noise
The world is fulfilled by different noises but one might be so busy thinking in our fast lives that ignore or learn how to block certain noises. For instance at my office, I am always concentrated in the different voices, the sound of the printer or just listening to people who are surrounding me, and it is not only until everyone leaves that I can distinguish the sound of the clock hanging on my wall. It is interesting how a constant sound can be ignored throughout the day and detected once every other noise around is gone. But what is noise and what are its characteristics? Noise can be defined as any sound. Although its definition is not that simple, sound troubles throw air as a wave and in order to be considered a noise it has to be an unwanted sound or a sound that interferes with the normal transmission of acoustic information. Sound itself has different characteristics such as pitch, timbre, amplification, wave symmetry, wavelength, and wave amplitude. In order for sound to hear it is essential a body part called ear and its components. A perfect example would be a tree falling far in the forest. We can expect for that event to produce noise and sound, but the air waves need to reach an ear in order to be
It is a fact that as time passes the population of this world increases just as every second that passes technology advances. The real question is, where is this overpopulation and all this technology advances taking us? Most people go through life ignoring small aspects such as noise, nature, and population, believing that everything is ok just because it has been this way for years but really ignoring what is behind the big picture. A review of the concepts of territoriality, privacy and personal, how their concept has become increasingly important as populations become denser, as well as living in urban environments, noise and its reduction at the workplace and living environment.
Noise
The world is fulfilled by different noises but one might be so busy thinking in our fast lives that ignore or learn how to block certain noises. For instance at my office, I am always concentrated in the different voices, the sound of the printer or just listening to people who are surrounding me, and it is not only until everyone leaves that I can distinguish the sound of the clock hanging on my wall. It is interesting how a constant sound can be ignored throughout the day and detected once every other noise around is gone. But what is noise and what are its characteristics? Noise can be defined as any sound. Although its definition is not that simple, sound troubles throw air as a wave and in order to be considered a noise it has to be an unwanted sound or a sound that interferes with the normal transmission of acoustic information. Sound itself has different characteristics such as pitch, timbre, amplification, wave symmetry, wavelength, and wave amplitude. In order for sound to hear it is essential a body part called ear and its components. A perfect example would be a tree falling far in the forest. We can expect for that event to produce noise and sound, but the air waves need to reach an ear in order to be
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