Guide to 'Human living environment' section
The quality of the living environment includes the burden on the population from noise, odour and radiation, the probability of an accident (external safety) and the presence of green areas close to residential locations.
Index Living environment
- Environmental pressure: distribution across socio-economic groups
Is there a link between income and the quality of the living environment, such as noise levels, the proximity of green areas, building density and environmental pressure? - Available urban green spaces in the Netherlands
The presence of green areas in the immediate living environment and of recreational green areas close to urban areas. - Guide to 'Noise and odour nuisance' section
Noise from road and air traffic, and from neighbours, can result in nuisance. When there is chronic exposure to high levels, noise can even result in clinically observable damage to health. The public can also suffer odour nuisance from, for example, road traffic, industry, agriculture and horticulture and open fires. - Guide to 'External safety' section
External safety is the term for risks affecting local residents caused by air traffic and by the production, the use, the storage and the transport of dangerous substances. - Guide to 'Radiation' section
Increased exposure to ionising radiation can increase the probability of damage to health in the form of, for example, cancer. Sources of ionising radiation include nuclear power plants or radioactive substances in consumer goods, radioactivity in ore handling and radon in the indoor environment.
