Environmental noise inequity in the city of Barcelona

2018 ◽  
Vol 63 ◽  
pp. 309-319 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raymond Lagonigro ◽  
Joan Carles Martori ◽  
Philippe Apparicio
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Noise ◽  
The City

scholarly journals Daytime perimeter environmental noise in the vicinity of four hospitals in the city of Lima, Peru

Noise Mapping ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 239-247
Author(s):  
Alberto E. García-Rivero ◽  
Ricardo Ángel Yuli-Posadas ◽  
Warren Reátegui Romero ◽  
Odón Sánchez-Ccoyllo ◽  
Wilfredo Bulege-Gutierrez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Working Hours ◽  
Environmental Noise ◽  
Integration Time ◽  
Environmental Standards ◽  
Mean Values ◽  
The Hours ◽  
Measurement Mode ◽  
Special Protection Areas ◽  
The City ◽  
National Environmental

AbstractThe present study is intended to get to know the levels of perimeter diurnal environmental noise of four hospitals in the city of Lima. The measurement mode used at each hospital was A-weighting, with an integration time of five minutes per recording. It was measured in the FAST mode with calibrations made at the beginning and end of the measurement day. Statistical analysis consisted of the mean comparison T test which was applied at all the hospitals considered in the study. At the four hospitals, at all the hours of measurement and both on working days and non-working days (Sunday), LAeq mean values are higher than 83 dBA. On working days, two periods of maximum noise from 08:00 to 10:00 in the morning and from 17:00 to 19:00 in the afternoon coincide with the start and end of working hours. The perimeter diurnal environmental noise levels determined at the vicinity of four hospitals show higher values in all cases to those established by the Peruvian National Environmental Standards for Noise for special protection areas both for working days and for non-working days. Noise that comes from the dense and disorganized traffic of Lima plays a fundamental role in this behaviour.

Comparative study of levels of care in children exposed to environmental noise on three campuses in the city of Guadalajara, 2009.

2010 ◽  
Vol 128 (4) ◽  
pp. 2421-2421
Author(s):  
N. Preciado Caballero ◽  
M. Orozco Medina ◽  
A. Figueroa Montaño ◽  
M. Ruvalcaba
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Study ◽  
Environmental Noise ◽  
Levels Of Care ◽  
The City

scholarly journals Traffic Noise Levels in the City of Banja Luka

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (1-2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Predrag Ilić ◽  
Dragana Nešković Markić ◽  
Ljiljana Stojanović Bjelić
Keyword(s):  
Noise Level ◽  
Environmental Problem ◽  
Traffic Noise ◽  
Noise Pollution ◽  
Environmental Noise ◽  
Noise Levels ◽  
Great Problem ◽  
Health Institutions ◽  
Banja Luka ◽  
The City

Noise pollution, as a major environmental problem, is present in Banja Luka. The measured values exceeded the level of noise allowed, which is a great problem. Evaluation of the noise levels was carried out in the streets in the area with health institutions. Objectives of this research were to evaluate the environmental noise pollution in the City of Banja Luka due to traffic noise and to compare the measured noise levels in the city with legislation and to establish the connection between noise and the number of vehicles. Correlation between the noise level and number of vehicles was positive and significant during the study period (r=0.89). It is confirmed that, with the increase of the number of vehicle, the noise level increases, i.e. the decrease in the number of vehicle decreases the noise level.

scholarly journals ENVIRONMENTAL NOISE ASSESSMENT IN CAMELODROMO THE CITY OF RECIFE AND ITS CONSEQUENCES FOR THE HEALTH OF WORKERS

Nucleus ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-16
Author(s):  
Cleomacio Miguel da Silva ◽  
Cleiton Miguel da Silva ◽  
Geraldo Jorge Barbosa de Moura
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Noise ◽  
Noise Assessment ◽  
The City

EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH OF ENVIRONMENTAL NOISE IN URBAN CONDITIONS BEFORE AND DURING COVID-19 PERIOD ON THE EXAMPLE OF SAMARA REGION OF RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Akustika ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 193
Author(s):  
Andrey Vasilyev
Keyword(s):  
Noise Level ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Environmental Noise ◽  
Industrial Plants ◽  
City Environment ◽  
Industrial Enterprises ◽  
Urban Territories ◽  
Noise Measurements ◽  
Urban Conditions ◽  
The City

Today the acoustical pollution is well monitored, especially in the urban environment, and in particular area it is still increasing. Environmental noise impact is increasing every year and may cause serious negative problems for inhabitants. Transport and industrial plants are making the most significant noise levels in the city environment. This paper presents the results of research of environmental noise in urban conditions before and during COVID-19 period on the example of Samara region of Russia. In Russia strong COVID-19 restrictions of traffic movement and industrial enterprises operation have caused significant variations of environmental noise generation and impact in conditions of urban territories. Comparison of results of environmental noise measurements noise in urban conditions before and during COVID-19 period is showing that transport noise level is reduced, but the industrial noise level is almost the same, especially in low frequency range.

scholarly journals The level of ambient sounds as an indicator of urban road safety

2020 ◽  
Vol 66 (4) ◽  
pp. 11-18
Author(s):  
Filip Zivkovic
Keyword(s):  
Urban Areas ◽  
Road Safety ◽  
Noise Pollution ◽  
Environmental Noise ◽  
Summer Period ◽  
Urban Road ◽  
Sound Levels ◽  
Ambient Sound ◽  
As Stress ◽  
The City

Traffic in urban areas has led to environmental noise pollution. However, traffic is not only source of noise, so environmental noise is referred to as a communal noise, which is combination of several sources. All sources may lead to consequences on human health such as: stress, tinnitus, cardiovascular and respiratory diseases and death in extreme cases. In this regard, ambient sound levels were measured at 19 locations in the city of Belgrade, during the winter and summer period. The aim of this paper is to show ambient sounds level as an indicator of urban road safety, based on which it would be possible to complete the goals of creating cities suitable for the life of citizens.

Assessment of Environmental Noise by Harmonica Index – Case Study: The City of Niš

2015 ◽  
Vol 801 ◽  
pp. 51-59
Author(s):  
Momir Prascevic ◽  
Darko Mihajlov ◽  
Dragan Cvetkovic ◽  
Aleksandar Gajicki
Keyword(s):  
Urban Areas ◽  
Index Case ◽  
Environmental Noise ◽  
Noise Environment ◽  
European Directive ◽  
Noise Data ◽  
Sound Environment ◽  
The City ◽  
Index Calculation

Noise is a very present environmental nuisance, especially in urban areas. Information on the noise environment of agglomerations over 100,000 inhabitants is now available thanks to the publication of the first strategic noise maps made for the 2002/49/EC European directive. However, it currently remains difficult to understand the environmental noise data because of the used noise indicators expressed in decibel unit, which is complicated to explain and relatively far-removed from the perception of people. Acoucité and Bruitparif, two French organizations specialized for management and organization of urban noise observatories in France, have worked on a proposal for a new index closer to the perception of people. At the end of the HARMONICA project a new environmental noise index called the Harmonica index is suggested. The Harmonica index is an adimensional index with values between 0 and 10. This is why 93% of people surveyed during the project find the Harmonica index easy to understand. According to the Harmonica index the sound environment can be assessed as quiet, noisy and very noisy. The overview of the Harmonica index, the structure of Toots software for the Harmonica index calculation and an example of application of the Harmonica index for assessment of environmental noise in the city of Niš will be given in this paper.

scholarly journals Revisiting the Concept of Quietness in the Urban Environment—Towards Ecosystems’ Health and Human Well-Being

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (6) ◽  
pp. 3151
Author(s):  
Aggelos Tsaligopoulos ◽  
Stella Kyvelou ◽  
Nefta-Eleftheria Votsi ◽  
Aimilia Karapostoli ◽  
Chris Economou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Urban Environment ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Contextual Factors ◽  
Composite Index ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Environmental Noise ◽  
Acoustic Environment ◽  
Stage Of Development ◽  
The Creation ◽  
The City

There is plenty of proof that environmental noise is a major pollutant in the urban environment. Several approaches were successfully applied for its calculation, visualization, prediction and mitigation. The goal of all strategy plans regards its reduction and the creation of quietness. This study aims to revisit the concept of quietness in the urban environment and attempts to portray a new understanding of the specific phenomena. “Quietness” as a term retains an ambiguity, and so far, it can be described as the lack of something, meaning the lack of noise that is portrayed by means of intensity. Several studies describe quietness as the combination of perceptual soundscape elements and contextual factors that can be quantified, combined, weighed and used as indicators of healthy soundscapes. In this research, the focus is on setting aside all indicators, either measuring the intensity or contextual ones and use solely quantifiable metrics regarding the acoustic environment, thus introducing a new composite index called the composite urban quietness index (CUQI). After testing the CUQI, in order to verify the results of previous research regarding the identification of quiet Areas in the city of Mytilene (Lesbos Island, Greece), the study concludes that CUQI is efficiently functioning even in this early stage of development.

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