Overview
Protecting citizens from high noise levels and preserving quiet areas in the urban environment is a key issue for the European Community. Noise mapping is the first tool for assessing noise exposure, communicating information to citizens and defining effective action plans. Indeed, strategic noise maps are now required for all population centres of more than 250,000 inhabitants and for major roads, railways and airports, and strategic noise maps are now becoming required for urban areas with over 100,000 people. This comprehensive reference guide for technicians and acoustics consultants shows how to integrate data with geographical information systems, to improve accuracy in model and prediction software, and to assess different methods and descriptors for evaluating annoyance and noise exposure. It provides guidance on regulations, communication processes for citizens involved in decision making, physical aspects, and application. Different chapters are written by European experts from a range of research institutes, companies and environmental agencies.
Full Product Details
Author: Gaetano Licitra
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint: CRC Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.60cm
, Height: 2.80cm
, Length: 23.40cm
Weight: 0.748kg
ISBN: 9780415585095
ISBN 10: 0415585090
Pages: 442
Publication Date: 06 September 2012
Audience:
College/higher education
,
Professional and scholarly
,
Tertiary & Higher Education
,
Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us.
Reviews
There have been many guidelines and reports from projects and specific examples of achievements of noise mapping, and actions against noise in various countries and cities. But there has been no comprehensive summary yet. What was missed was an introduction into the concepts, the technical approaches and the implementation and management of noise control, and a critical review of the experience with noise maps and future perspectives. Here we have it! --Michael Vorlander, Institute of Technical Acoustics, RWTH Aachen University, Germany
I believe all professionals involved in noise prediction and noise mapping field will benefit from the contents of this book. Recommended. -Marek Kovacik, Scantek, Inc., There have been many guidelines and reports from projects and specific examples of achievements of noise mapping, and actions against noise in various countries and cities. But there has been no comprehensive summary yet. What was missed was an introduction into the concepts, the technical approaches and the implementation and management of noise control, and a critical review of the experience with noise maps and future perspectives. Here we have it! --Michael Vorlander, Institute of Technical Acoustics, RWTH Aachen University, Germany This book is valuable and timely. ...presents the state of knowledge on the assessment of noise exposure, communicating information to citizens, and defining effective action plans -David Waddington, Journal of Sound and Vibration The chapters in this book are written by a variety of experts from various companies, institutions, and agencies from countries all over Europe. As a result, Noise Mapping in the EU provides an insight into the technical methodologies as well as legal framework for noise mapping in the European Union. ...This book provides helpful references for users involved in modeling noise for industry, airports, roads and railways alike. Topics are supplemented by formulae and a dedicated colored section for referenced images. Although the title of the book may suggest its value will hold only for EU mapping... all professionals involved in noise prediction and noise mapping field will benefit from the contents of this book. --Noise Control Engineering Journal, January-February 2013
Author Information
Gaetano Licitra is Head of Technical Sector Promotion and Production of Activities and Services at the Environmental Protection Agency of Tuscany Region (ARPAT) and Professor at the University of Pisa. Italy. He participates in the EU Working Group on Health and Social Economic Aspects and in the HARMONOISE EU Project (FP5).
