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Do 'screaming children' in playgrounds ruin neighbourhood parks?

  • Written by Lucy Taylor, Doctoral Candidate in Urban Ecology, University of Sydney
Noise pollution is usually associated with aeroplanes flying overhead, not happy children.from shutterstock.com

It’s a fine winter morning and you’ve just made a cup of tea. You’re warming your hands around the mug and gazing at the trees behind your house that sway as birds hop along the branches.

Then suddenly, a shrill scream:...

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