MINOURA Lab.

MINOURA Kazuya, Dr.

Associate Prof., Dept. Human Life Science, Yamanashi Women's Junior College

E-mail: minoura@yamanashi-ken.ac.jp
Postal Address: 5-11-1 Iida Kofu Yamanashi, 400-0035 JAPAN

Phone +81-55-224-5261 ext. 320    Fax +81-55-228-6819

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Publication in English

Papers

• Kazuya Minoura and Kozo Hiramatsu: On the significance of an intensive survey in relation to community response to noise, Journal of Sound and Vibration, 205(4), 461-465, 1997.
• Kazuya Minoura, Kozo Hiramatsu, Toshihito Matsui, Koichi Takagi, and Ko Oi: An intensive survey on community response to sonic environment in a residential-industrial mixed use area, Journal of Sound and Vibration, 205(4), 481-492, 1997.

International Conference

• K. Minoura and K. Hiramatsu: An acoustic-ecological survey on community response to residential and sonic environment in an area of traditional textile industry, Proc. inter-noise 98, 1998.11. (Christchurch, New Zealand)
• T. Tokuyama, K. Minoura, K. Hiramatsu, T. Matsui, T. Miyakita, K. Taira, Y. Osada, T. Yamamoto: Disturbance of TV and telephone use by aircraft noise reported around an airfield in the Ryukyus, Proc. inter-noise 98, 1998.11. (Christchurch, New Zealand)
• T. Miyakita, K. Minoura, T. Matsui, A. Ito, T. Tokuyama, K. Hiramatsu, K. Taira, Y. Osada, T. Yamamoto: Is residential sound-proofing an effective measure in reducing the effects of aircraft noise?, Proc. inter-noise 98, 1998.11. (Christchurch, New Zealand)
• K. Hiramatsu, K. Minoura, T. Matsui, T. Miyakita, K. Taira, Y. Osada, T. Yamamoto: Evaluation of the residential environment by the inhabitants around an airfield in the Ryukyus, Proc. inter-noise 98, 1998.11. (Christchurch, New Zealand)
• K. Hiramatsu, K. Minoura, T. Matsui, T. Miyakita, K. Taira, Y. Osada, T. Yamamoto: Annoyance and its related responses of the residents around Kadena U.S. airfield in the Ryukyus, Proc. Noise Effects 98, 590-593, 1998.11. (Sydney, Australia)
• K. Minoura, T. Matsui, T. Miyakita, K. Taira, K. Hiramatsu, Y. Osada, T. Yamamoto: Sleep disturbance reported around Kadena U.S. airfield in the Ryukyus, Proc. Noise Effects 98, 463-466, 1998.11. (Sydney, Australia)
• K. Hiramatsu, K. Minoura and I. Kinjo, A Method for Comparing Sonic Environments, inter-noise 99, 1305-1308, 1999.12. (Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA)
• Kozo Hiramatsu, Kazuya Minoura, Toshihito Matsui, Takashi Miyakita, Yasutaka Osada, Takeo Yamamoto: An analysis of the general health questionnaire survey around airports in terms of annoyance reaction, inter-noise 2000, 2089-2093, 2000.08.(Nice)
• Kozo Hiramatsu, Kazuya Minoura: Response to urban sounds in relation to the residents' connection with the sound sources, inter-noise 2000, 2292-2296, 2000.08.(Nice)
• Kazuya Minoura, Kozo Hiramatsu: Comparing soundscapes based on free response questionnaire surveys, inter-noise 2000, 2829-2832, 2000.08.(Nice)
• Kozo Hiramatsu, Toshihito Matsui and Kazuya Minoura: Environment Similarity Index Concerning Sonic Environment --- Toward the Evaluation of Sonic Environment ---, 17th International Congress on Acoustics, Sept 2-7, 2001 (Rome)
• Kazuya Minoura, Kozo Hiramatsu: How Do Residents Describe Symbolic Noise? : A Case Study of an Area of Traditional Textile Industry in Japan, inter-noise 2003, 3347-3354, 2003.08 (Jeju, Korea)
• Kazuya Minoura, Kozo Hiramatsu: An Analysis of Residents' Free Descriptions on Industrial Noise in Industrial-Residential Mixed Use Areas in a Soundscape Perspective, inter-noise 2004, 2004.08 (Prague, Czech)
  

Dissertation

• A Study on Acoustic Ecology in Areas of Traditional Textile and Metalworking Industries. (Mukogawa Women's Univ., 1998)

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