Sonic Contamination in Santo Domingo

摘要

In the present work of investigation it is tried to reflect the most faithful form to reality a problem that affects society in general, especially to those people who live in great urban nuclei. This problem, known very well by the people who reside in the cities, is sonic contamination. For the elaboration of the present study the city of Santo Domingo has been chosen and the data contributed by the SUBSECRETARÍA DE ESTADO DE GESTIÓN AMBIENTAL have been taken as a reference, dependency of the SECRETARÍA DE ESTADO DE MEDIO AMBIENTE Y RECURSOS NATURALES, with the purpose of obtaining a knowledge of the environmental sonic reality of the city and will serve as a basis important for the definitive accomplishment of the work. In the development of this study, a series of surveys (as much in the home as in the street) has been conducted in order to determine the degree of knowledge and affectation of the Dominican population before this problem. Basically, the present work of investigation tries to know and to put in knowledge the reach of the sonic contamination on the population of this city and its possible repercussions on standard of life, health, relations with the others, etc.