scholarly journals Study of Phonic Pollution Produced by Car Traffic in Petrosani

2019 ◽  
Vol 71 (1) ◽  
pp. 72-75
Author(s):  
Andreea Cristina Tataru ◽  
Aurora Stanci
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Environmental Pollution ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Noise Pollution ◽  
Pollution Sources ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Global Environmental Problems ◽  
Car Traffic ◽  
Global Environmental ◽  
The City

Abstract One of the most recent global environmental problems is noise pollution. Noise pollution is a component of environmental pollution. Like any other type of pollution, noise pollution has negative effects on environmental factors. The main sources of noise are: industry, urban areas and transport. To reduce the level of noise pollution is necessary to determine the pollution sources that cause. In this paper we will study the main areas affected by the noise pollution caused by the traffic in the city of Petrosani. We will also present solutions for reducing the pollution of the affected areas in Petrosani.

scholarly journals Environmental Pollution and Sustainability or the Impact of the Environmentally Conscious Measures of International Cosmetic Companies on Purchasing Organic Cosmetics

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nora Amberg ◽  
Robert Magda
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Pollution ◽  
Ecological Footprint ◽  
Consumer Behaviour ◽  
Future Generation ◽  
Global Scale ◽  
Environmental Load ◽  
Environmentally Conscious ◽  
Global Environmental Problems ◽  
Global Environmental ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Our research deals with environmental pollution, sustainability, and the impacts made by international cosmetic companies on the motivation of purchasing organic cosmetics. Unfortunately, our environment is becoming more and more polluted, which affects our planet Earth on a global scale. It is everybody’s responsibility to decrease the environmental load, diminish our ecological footprint and leave a much cleaner and safer environment to the future generation in line with the principles of sustainable development. We have examined global environmental problems, the efforts made by international cosmetic companies to protect the environment and their impact on the preference, selection and purchase of environmentally friendly cosmetics. Nowadays, efforts of significant importance are prioritised that are more and more shifted to health and environmental consciousness regarding both corporate and consumer behaviour.

scholarly journals LiDAR based urban vegetation mapping as a basis of green infrastructure planning

2020 ◽  
Vol 171 ◽  
pp. 02008
Author(s):  
Krzysztof Pyszny ◽  
Mariusz Sojka ◽  
Rafał Wróżyński
Keyword(s):  
Green Infrastructure ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Laser Scanning ◽  
Noise Pollution ◽  
Point Clouds ◽  
Data Mapping ◽  
Vegetation Density ◽  
Island Effect ◽  
Detailed Assessment ◽  
The City

Planning green infrastructure in the cities is a challenging task for planners and city managers. Developing multifunctional green space systems provide many benefits including: increasing water retention, mitigating urban heat island effect, microclimate regulation, reducing air, water and noise pollution and conservation biodiversity. The greenery in the city also have an impact on human health. The paper presents the possibilities of using LiDAR data mapping vegetation density in urban areas on the example of Gorzów Wielkopolski (Poland). Maps made as a result of processing the point clouds obtained from airborne laser scanning represents the most accurate, comprehensive and detailed assessment of Gorzów Wielkopolski vegetation cover to date and establishes the baseline for greenery governance and planning of green infrastructure in the city.

Development of a GIS-based Expert System for on-site Storm-water Management

2006 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Z. Jin ◽  
F. Sieker ◽  
S. Bandermann ◽  
H. Sieker
Keyword(s):  
Expert System ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Local Area ◽  
Practical Experience ◽  
Influential Factors ◽  
Water Infiltration ◽  
Storm Water ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
The City

Urbanization is accelerating worldwide. One of the negative effects of urbanization is the overloading of the city sewer system. To solve this problem, on-site storm water infiltration proves very promising due to its near natural characteristics and multiple effects on the drainage of stormwater runoff in urban areas. However, the judgment of whether a local area is appropriate to be drained in this way and which infiltration measures are optimal is rather complex and involves analysing a set of influential factors. This judgment depends on not only relevant theoretical considerations, but also a large amount of practical experience and the availability of relevant data, as well. Such a judgment is an unstructured problem and relates to changeable knowledge. To fulfill this task, the so-called expert system, or knowledge-based system, is introduced. One of the advantages of an expert system is that it provides automation of expert-level judgment. This is extremely helpful when an expert-level judgment is needed repeatedly for a large amount of cases, like in the planning of on-site stormwater infiltration systems for an entire city catchment. This paper describes a self-developed expert system tool for developing rule-based expert systems, as well as a case study: using an expert system for the selection of on-site storm water infiltration measures for the city of Chemnitz, Germany.

scholarly journals Influence of transport activity on environmental factors in Petroşani Basin

2020 ◽  
Vol 305 ◽  
pp. 00041
Author(s):  
Sorin Mihăilescu ◽  
Gabriel Praporgescu
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Carbon Dioxide Emissions ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Noise Pollution ◽  
Pollutant Emissions ◽  
Transport Activity ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Public Transport System ◽  
Development Plans

Economic development is closely linked to the mobility needs of communities. The main pillars supporting sustainable development are society, the environment and the economy, and the diagnosis of the current situation, the identification of solutions, the development plans and their implementation lead to sustainable development in terms of transport activity. As the Petroşani Basin has a high degree of urbanization, the negative effects of increased road traffic are particularly pronounced in the central areas of the cities. Of the environmental factors, air is the most obvious and most important factor in human health. Taking into account the national and European Community targets in terms of climate change mitigation, the reduction of air and noise pollution and greenhouse gas emissions is becoming a priority objective. Thus, by limiting the growth of road traffic and the adoption of strategic measures in the Petroşani Basin, a reduction in carbon dioxide emissions, nitrogen oxides and particulate matter levels will also be achieved. According to these trends, achieving a clean public transport system and sustainable (like electrical buses) and having infrastructure for the use of electric bicycles and trotters can do for sure reducing the pollutant emissions.

scholarly journals PENENTUAN LOKASI ALTERNATIF TEMPAT PEMBUANGAN AKHIR SAMPAH (TPA) MENGGUNAKAN QUANTITATIVE METHOD

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 9
Author(s):  
Muhammad Zainuddin Fathoni
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Pollution ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Quantitative Method ◽  
Optimal Solution ◽  
Optimal Location ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Waste Landfill ◽  
The City ◽  
Organic Decomposition

Placement and determination of waste landfill locations in each city is very important. The location of a landfill that is not well organized will cause some negative consequences, which can cause damage to infrastructure; local environmental pollution; release of methane gas which is called organic decomposition; means of carrying diseases such as rats and flies; and simple interference. The existing landfill in Gresik city, precisely in the Ngipik Village, needs to be evaluated again because besides being in an urban location, the TPA has already been overloaded. Stakeholders need to find alternative locations to organize the city and make the city more comfortable for residential and urban areas. The solution to the problem requires a support method to find a solution. One method of supporting the decision is the method of transportation, this method can help to determine the optimal location of various alternatives. The transportation method discusses the distribution of goods from a number of sources (supply) to various destinations (requests) with the aim of minimizing the costs of transportation that occur. The results of calculating the optimal solution for each location using POM software by using a combination of existing landfill with TPA proposed I total costs spent in a day Rp.1.764.105,20. Temporary costs incurred using the existing landfill combination with TPA proposed II is Rp. 1.981.150,60. And the costs incurred using the existing landfill combination with the TPA proposed I and TPA proposed II ​​amounting to Rp.2.121.919,80. The combination of the use of the existing landfill with TPA proposed I has the lowest cost value of all alternatives.

scholarly journals Impact of Air Transport on the Noise Level in the City of Burgas

2019 ◽  
Vol 101 ◽  
pp. 04003
Author(s):  
Stela Todorova ◽  
Kaloyan Haralampiev
Keyword(s):  
Regression Model ◽  
Noise Level ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Noise Pollution ◽  
Air Traffic ◽  
Noise Levels ◽  
Monthly Basis ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Independent Variables ◽  
The City

Aviation, as every type of transport, is responsible for a number of negative external effects to the environment. The main goal of this study is to reveal the relation between the noise level in the urban areas near to the Burgas airport and the air traffic. Our main research tasks are: to make a literature review of the problem; to gather data for the noise levels; to gather data for the air traffic; to choose relevant statistical methods and models for the revealing of the relation between the noise level and air traffic; to draw conclusions and to make recommendations about the noise pollution in the vicinity of Burgas Airport. The data are on monthly basis and cover the period from January 2015 to December 2017, i.e. 36 months. In our regression model we use three traffic indicators as independent variables: aircraft movements; passengers and freight. In the established regression model we introduce ‘the time’ as an additional factor, which provides concrete practical advantages. Our results show that two independent variables (aircraft movements and freight) affect the Twenty-four hours average equivalent level of noise due to flights. Aircraft movements are the most important factor and we expect their increasing in the future. This will lead to increased noise levels.

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.

scholarly journals Urban form and vacant shops: can one explain the other? – a case study in Portugal

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miguel Saraiva ◽  
Teresa Sá Marques ◽  
Paulo Pinho
Keyword(s):  
Urban Form ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Urban Morphology ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Economic Market ◽  
New Developments ◽  
Morphological Variables ◽  
The City

Shopping is much more than a wealth-generator in post-modern societies; it is intrinsically linked with the way people experience the city and an indivisible part of their day-to-day social experiences. Consequently, the literature has gradually recognized that commercial geographies are not just a consequence of economic market logics. It has been proven that there is a relationship between store-types and urban morphology, and that commerce is an important catalyst for urban regeneration and revitalization. Thus, the urban form can also be a cause for the lack of success of a shop. The amount of vacant shops has been signaled as an important problem in urban areas, affecting the structure and the identity of neighborhoods, and reflects the negative effects of the economic-crisis. Strategies to overcome this problem are usually economically-oriented and fail to capitalize on the new-found relationships between store-success and urban morphology. Thus this research wishes to test whether there are indeed correlations between specific morphological features and the existence of vacant shops, and consequently to propose how changes in the urban environment can contribute to overcome, and even prevent, such cases. The geographical distribution of vacant shops in a sample of Portuguese cities was set against morphological variables such as building age or centrality in the network (Space Syntax). Positive association was found, for example, between new developments and vacant shops, questioning the need for more store space in certain areas; and, particularly outside central neighborhoods, between open shops and high ‘choice’ (rather than high ‘integration’) axes.

scholarly journals Ruido en la ciudad. Contaminación auditiva y ciudad caminable / Noise in the city. Acustic pollution and the walkable city

2016 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miriam Alfie Cohen ◽  
Osvaldo Salinas Castillo
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Environmental Effects ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Public Policies ◽  
Noise Pollution ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
The Public ◽  
City Environment ◽  
Green Areas ◽  
The City

La contaminación auditiva es un fenómeno poco estudiado en la relación ciudad-ambiente. La combinación de ruido constante y permanente, el uso indiscriminado del automóvil y las políticas públicas desintegradas provocan una gestión ambiental incierta y poco clara frente a esta problemática. El modelo de ciudad caminable pretende generar espacios urbanos donde se reduzca el uso del transporte, se enfaticen las bondades de la movilidad a pie y en bicicleta, y se rehabiliten espacios públicos y áreas verdes, mecanismos que podrían reducir la contaminación auditiva y otras afectaciones ambientales.AbstractNoise pollution is a phenomenon insufficiently studied in the city-environment relationship. The combination of constant and permanent noise, indiscriminate use of cars and the poorly integrated public policies, cause an inaccurate and unclear environmental management. The model of a “walkable city” intends to address urban areas where transport use is reduced, the benefits of mobility through walking and cycling are emphasized and the public spaces and green areas are remediated. All those instruments could reduce noise pollution and other environmental effects.

scholarly journals An Assessment of Noise Levels in Sylhet City Corporation, Bangladesh

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Md. Sultan Mahmud ◽  
Rony Basak
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Noise Level ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Noise Pollution ◽  
World Health ◽  
Noise Levels ◽  
Pollution Levels ◽  
Land Use Types ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
The City

Noise pollution is a silent villain as it’s quite easy for being ignored by us. Urban areas are more exposed to this deadly agenda as the density of population and their belongings are excessive in there. This study differentiated noise levels of Sylhet City Corporation, a growing city of Bangladesh into different types according to the land use purpose of the city like residential, silent etc. One hundred and sixty-eight noise level readings, taken at 14 different positions during the morning, afternoon, evening, and night of selective weekdays which are categorized as busy days, typical days and weekends were utilized for this research. Results put the average noise level readings in the city centers at between 45 dB(A) and 95 dB (A), dissented from the permissible limits of the World Health Organization (WHO) as well as national standardization organization: Department of Environment (DOE) in all the land use types, with the highest noise pollution levels recorded for transportation, commercial and silent typed areas. The result of the one-way ANOVA test completed where the dependent variable was noise and the independent variable was land use types uncovers a factually huge mean noise levels over the study area (F (4,115) = 9.52, p = 1.1079). Tukey’s HSD method also carried away which showed the uneven difference of noise levels between the land types. The study represents noise pollution auditing, and the immediate needs to control urban noise pollution with convenient and effective policies some of which is recommended at the end of the study.

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