Noise pollution distribution in each city around the world is necessarily influenced by its own
design. A lot of factor associated to urban planning have a considerable effect on volume of …

The paper presents a retrospective and prospective view of noise mapping strategy followed
across the globe as a diagnostic tool for controlling the noise pollution in urban cities. The …

Abstract The Environmental Noise Directive (END) requires that regular updating of noise
maps is implemented every five years to check and report about the changes occurred …

Noise maps are considered a powerful tool for determining the population exposure to
environmental noise. To make the process of updating noise maps easier, more cost …

Estimating road traffic noise is essential for examining the quality of sounding environment
and mitigating such a non-negligible pollutant in urban areas. However, existing estimated …

Due to the particular characteristics of hospitals, these buildings are highly sensitive to
environmental noise. However, they are usually located close or within urban …

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 …

Noise energetic indicators, like Lden, show good correlations with long term annoyance, but
should be supplemented by other parameters describing the sound fluctuations, which are …

Noise levels measured in 27 cities with different areas (from 0.6 km 2 to 59.27 km 2) and
populations (from approximately 2000 to 70,000 inhabitants) were compared with respect to …

Noise pollution is one of the negative consequences of growth and development in cities.
Traffic noise pollution due to traffic growth is the main aspect that worsens city quality of life …