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Sensors, 2016 One of the main priorities of smart cities is improving the quality of life of their inhabitants. Traffic noise is one of the pollutant sources that causes a negative impact on the quality of life of citizens, which is gaining attention among authorities.
Rosa Ma Alsina-Pagès +3 more
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Людина і довкілля: Проблеми неоекології, 2021 In the complex of measures for improving atmospheric air quality in a modern city and reduction of noise pollution, special emphasis is placed on outdoor green spaces, which primarily perform a sanitary and hygienic function, protect residents and urban
N. V. Maksymenko +3 more
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Design of a Noise Action Plan based on a Road Traffic Noise Map
Acta Acustica united with Acustica, 2011 11 páginas, 18 figuras, 3 tablas.-- PACS no. 4350.Lj, 43.50.Qp, 43.50.Rq, 43.50.Sr According to European Directive 2002/49/CE, EU state members had to compile a strategic noise map no later than 30 June 2007 and a corresponding action plan no later than 18 July 2008 for all agglomerations with more than 250,000 inhabitants and for all major airports ...
Ausejo, M. +5 more
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Noise Assessment of Small Vessels for Action Planning in Canal Cities [PDF]
Environments, 2019 After the European Environmental Noise Directive prescribed noise maps and action plans, wide scientific literature and a consistent number of mitigation strategies emerged for road, railway, airport, and industrial noise. Unfortunately, very little attention has been paid to the noise produced by ports in their surroundings, even though there could be
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The role of aquaria in beluga research and conservation
Polar Research, 2021 Aquaria that care for and maintain belugas (Delphinapterus leucas) under professional care have the opportunity to contribute to the conservation of wild belugas through research, expertise in animal care and husbandry, and engaging and educating the ...
Tracy A. Romano +7 more
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People exposed to traffic noise in european agglomerations from noise maps. A critical review
Noise Mapping, 2014 Two of the main objectives of the European Directive on environmental noise are, firstly, to unify acoustic indices for assessing environmental noise and, secondly, to standardize assessment methodologies.
Arana Miguel +2 more
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Noise Mapping, 2017 In the framework of the European Directive 2002/49/EC, from 2012 to 2016, several cities in Greece have completed noise strategic maps with noise action plans that usually define the main strategies to reduce the noise residents are exposed to and ...
Vogiatzis Konstantinos, Remy Nicolas
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Road noise in Europe: The case for transparent and standardised data presentation
Acta AcusticaIt has been nearly three decades since the European Commission adopted the Green Paper on Future Noise Policy in 1996, marking a pivotal step towards developing an EU – wide noise policy, ultimately leading in 2002 to the formal adoption of Directive ...
Redondo Martinez Patricia, King Eoin A.
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Noise Mapping, 2020 Athens International Airport (A.I.A) is the first major transportation infrastructure in Greece with the participation of the private sector, a pioneer international Public-Private Partnership.
Vogiatzis Konstantinos +3 more
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Humanities & Social Sciences Communications, 2021 Projects producing citizen-generating data (CGD) to provide evidence and to drive change have increased considerably in the last decade. Many of these initiatives build on multi-actor collaboration and are often supported by non-governmental ...
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