Project Details
Exploring cognitive-motivational determinants of health (inequities) in the context of the European Environmental Noise Directive
Dr. rer. pol. Dipl.-Ing. Natalie Riedel;
Description
Traffic-related noise exposure has advanced as major public health problem. In response, the European Commission enacted the Environmental Noise Directive 2002/49/EU (END). In order to reach a high level of environmental protection and health, the END describes two tasks: (1) the assessment of noise exposure and health effects using dose-response-relations based on the population average and (2) noise action planning requiring citizens’ capacity, motivation, and readiness to understand noise as a public health problem and to be involved in public information and consultation. Considering social epidemiological and environmental psychological arguments, current END planning practice might carry the risk of exacerbating health inequities, thereby violating the precautionary principle of environmental planning. The proposed project therefore aims to achieve two objectives. (1) A new conceptual model on cognitive-motivational determinants as key to health (in-)equities is tested empirically by using a large epidemiological study. Statistical analyses shall (a) identify cognitive-motivational patterns predictive of exposed residents civic engagement in local noise policies, (b) assess the role of cognitive-motivational determinants as effect modifiers in the association of exposure to road traffic noise with hypertension an indicator of cardiovascular health, and (c) examine social differences in cognitive-motivational determinants and their potential contribution to health inequalities. (2) Implications of empirical findings for a precautionary planning practice shall be discussed with experts at the interface of science and practice in a workshop. This project outlines a new approach to integrate insights from environmental psychology and social epidemiology in order to evaluate the health (in-)equity outcome of environmental planning interventions.
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Zeitschriftenbeitrag referiert
Riedel, N.; Mena, E.; Köckler, H.; Reineke, B.; Peters, A.; Schwettmann, L.; Wolf, K.; Bolte, G.; Kraus, U., 2023: Identifying interactions between determinants of intention for civic engagement against transportation noise exposure - a theory-driven classification tree analysis with cross-sectional data from the KORA study in Germany, in: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management 2023 , doi:10.1080/09640568.2023.2219829
Riedel, N.; Scheiner, J.; Jöckel, K.; Moebus, S.; Schüz, B.; Bolte, G., 2021: Is older residents' exposure to road traffic noise associated with civic engagement for noise protection? A cross-sectional path analysis, in: Journal of Transport & Health, 20, 101007, doi:10.1016/j.jth.2021.101007
Riedel, N.; Köckler, H.; Bolte, G., 2021: Moving noise action planning towards more environmental health equity in Germany. Five propositions, in: Cities & Health, doi:10.1080/23748834.2021.1876391, 11.02.2021
Riedel, N.; van Kamp, I.; Dreger, S.; Bolte, G.; Andringa, T.; Payne, S.; Schreckenberg, D.; Fenech, B.; Lavia, L.; Notley, H.; Guski, R.; Simon, D.; Köckler, H.; Bartels, S.; Weber, M.; Paviotti, M., 2021: Considering ‘non-acoustic factors’ as social and environmental determinants of health equity and environmental justice. Reflections on research and fields of action towards a vision for environmental noise policies, in: Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives, 11: 100445, doi:10.1016/j.trip.2021.100445
Arbeits-/Diskussionspapier
Riedel, N.; Sutcliffe, R., 2020: Engagement von Bewohner*innen gegen Verkehrslärm – abhängig von der objektiven Umweltqualität oder individuellen psychosozialen und soziodemographischen Faktoren? in: Riedel, N.; Köckler, H.; Bolte, G., "Mehr Chancen auf Gesundheit durch Lärmaktionsplanung?!" Diskussionsbeiträge aus einem Workshop zum Wissenschafts-Praxis-Transfer, S. 28-37, IPP-Schriften/17/2020, Bremen: Institut für Public Health und Pflegeforschung (IPP), Universität Bremen
Riedel, N.; Köckler, H.; Bolte, G., 2020: Mehr Chancen auf Gesundheit durch Lärmaktionsplanung?! Diskussionsbeiträge aus einem Workshop zum Wissenschafts-Praxis-Transfer, IPP-Schriften/17/2020, Bremen: Institut für Public Health und Pflegeforschung (IPP), Universität Bremen
Vortrag / Poster
Riedel, N.; Mena, E.; Köckler, H.; Reineke, B.; Peters, A.; Schwettmann, L.; Wolf, K.; Bolte, G.; Kraus, U., 2022: Environmental quality or behavioural cognitions? Identifying variables that can be used to classify intended engagement against transportation noise exposure, inter.noise 2022, Glasgow 21.-24.08.2022, Großbritannien
Riedel, N., 2019: Cognitive-motivational determinants of residents’ civic engagement and health (inequities) in the context of noise action planning, Vorstellung der eigenen Forschung beim Treffen der Arbeitsgruppe "EUROCITIES Working Group Noise", Brighton, Vereinigtes Königreich, 27.03.2019
Riedel, N., 2019: Engagement von Bewohner*innen gegen Verkehrslärm – welche Rolle spielen psychosoziale Faktoren?, Workshop "Mehr Chancen auf Gesundheit durch Lärmaktionsplanung?!" im Rahmen des DFG-Projektes "Erforschung kognitiv-motivationaler Determinanten gesundheitlicher Chancen(-ungleichheit) im Kontext der europäischen Umgebungslärmrichtlinie", Bremen, Deutschland, 12.02.2019
Riedel, N., 2019: Erforschung kognitiv-motivationaler Determinanten gesundheitlicher Chancen(-ungleichheit) im Kontext der europäischen Umgebungslärmrichtlinie, Transnationale DFG-Forschung: Raumplanung trifft Humangeographie. Vorstellung des DFG Projekts, Kiel, Deutschland, 25.09.2019
Riedel, N.; Loerbroks, A.; Scheiner, J.; Moebus, S.; van Kamp, I.; Claßen, T.; Köckler, H.; Bolte, G., 2019: Are perceived noise control and its value related to behavioural determinants of residents’ civic engagement? A cross-sectional study among older adults, International Congress on Acoustics, Aachen, 09.-13.09.2019, Deutschland