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Progress in the development of a national noise action plan for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 2005
This presentation describes the strategies taken for the development of a noise plan for Puerto Rico. One of the most important initiatives was the establishment of an interagency committee to work on the plan. This committee identified as first priorities the need of information from studies on environmental noise levels and data from noise attitude ...
Jose Alicea-Pou, Milagros Navon-Rivera
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THE DEVELOPMENT OF NOISE ACTION PLANS IN ENGLAND

8th European Conference on Noise Control 2009, 2023
S TURNER, C GRIMWOOD
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Action plans and municipal noise reduction plans in Portugal

2007
In 2006, following the European Directive 2002/49/CE, the Portuguese government adjusted its legal framework regarding noise, issuing the decree-law no. 146/2006, introducing a new noise indicator (Lden) and period (evening). These two main changes implied the revision of the Portuguese Noise Code and, in January 2007, was approved the third Portuguese
Cecília Rocha, António Carvalho
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The Fortaleza noise mapping project—a tool for the definition of noise action plans for the airport located in the center of the municipality

The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 2012
Studies of the impact of noise from Fortaleza International Airport, located well within the urban area, based on the noise mapping project that was created for the spatial representation of indicators of ambient noise in the city of Fortaleza, Brazil, which provided a tool essential to analyze and define strategies for the control of noise pollution ...
Francisco Aurélio Chaves Brito, Jose Luis Bento Coelho   +1 more
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UNCERTAINTIES IN NOISE MAPPING - SOME EFFECTS ON NOISE ACTION PLANS

ENVIRONMENTAL NOISE: WHO GUIDELINES, 2023
SJ SHILTON, S TURNER
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A comparison of noise mapping data and people’s assessment of annoyance: How can noise action plans be improved?

Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 2018
Abstract In this paper the results of noise maps counted for cars and trams, in 10 areas in the city of Poznan, are analyzed in the context of possible action plans. These results are compared with the information from surveys, involving 794 participants, performed at the same 10 areas.
Jan Felcyn, Anna Preis, Piotr Kokowski, Michał Gałuszka   +3 more
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Strategic Noise Maps and Action Plans for the reduction of population exposure in a Mediterranean port city

Science of The Total Environment, 2019
One of the major environmental problems in contemporary societies is noise pollution, as it is well-known that noise adversely affects both the physiological and the psychological human health and well-being. This paper presents the development of Strategic Noise Maps and Action Plans for the "agglomeration of Piraeus", an area with >15% of the total ...
Anastasia K, Paschalidou, Pavlos, Kassomenos, Fotini, Chonianaki   +2 more
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Interactive noise maps for action planning in the framework of the European Noise Directive

2007
The European Noise Directive (END) requires assessment of noise exposures as well asthe formulation of Action Plans for the reduction of the number of people harmfullyaffected by environmental noise. Within the framework of the project ‘Urban Strategy’,TNO has developed an interactive noise map.
Borst, H.C., Miedema, H.M.E., Lohman, W.J.A.   +2 more
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Noise Action Plan in the Ile-de-France region: a complex process

The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 2008
The transposition of the European Noise Directive (END) into French law was achieved in April 2006. Noise maps have to be established before June 30, 2007 and action plans have to be set up before July 18, 2008 for agglomerations with more than 250,000 inhabitants and for major infrastructures. The State representatives at the departmental scale are in
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Noise mapping and Action Plan realization within LIFE+ "NADIA" project

2013
NADIA (Noise Abatement Demonstrative and Innovative Actions and information to the public, LIFE 2009 ENV/IT/000102) is a project funded by the European Commission Directorate General "Environment" as part of the announcement Life + 2009 dealing mainly with the topic of road traffic noise.
ASDRUBALI, Francesco, SCHIAVONI, SAMUELE, D'ALESSANDRO, FRANCESCO, PRESCIUTTI, ANDREA   +3 more
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