The filmed keynote presentation from Inter-noise2024 this summer is now available.
Abstract (plus some relevant slides from the presentation):
The presentation discusses the challenges of adopting a child perspective on noise exposure and the health effects due to noise. It takes as a point of departure a child perspective on vulneralility, including exposure, susceptibility to effects and capacity to respond. It further acknowledges children’s vulnerability during development and growth, underlining neurodevelopmental processes from conception to young adulthood.
In particular the presentation aims to highlight the fact that children’s activity pattern, place for activities, behaviour and physiology, make them differently exposed to and possibly differently vulnerable to noise.
It further discusses the possibilities and strategies for child-specific assessment methods within indoor acoustic and noise control. By adopting a child perspective, incorporating their exposure, and reactions we may gain a comprehensive understanding of how children’s acoustic environment may even be supportive to mental and physical health. To advance this field of acoustics, interdisciplinary efforts and encouraged.
Watch the Inter-noise2024 keynote by Professor Kerstin Persson Waye here
Impressions during the conference
Catching up with Kerstin after the conference, she told me she had also been inspired by such a positive response at the conference. She was at pains to credit her entire research team, back in Gothenburg for their tireless work and dedication, which is highly appreciated. This was clear from the inspiration received by conference delegates here in Nantes who packed out the large conference hall to see such a comprehensive research overview of previous, ongoing and future research.
More about Inter-noise2024 and the next years Inter-noise2025 in Brazil.
Kerstin Persson Waye is a full Professor in Environmental Medicine at the School of Public Health and Community Medicine at Gothenburg University, Sweden.
Previous posts on AcousticBulletin.com with Kerstin about Child and Noise issues below:
See Kerstin Persson Waye presenting about her healthcare research at the Care for Sound symposium. Watch the full presentation below about Kerstin’s research focus about the human response to sound characteristics.
