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 …

Featured Application The method discussed in this paper has applications in the context of
predicting traffic noise in large urban environments. The system designed by the authors …

In this study, urban soundscapes containing combined noise sources were evaluated
through field surveys and laboratory experiments. The effect of water sounds on masking …

The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of audio-visual components on
environmental quality to improve soundscape. Natural sounds with road traffic noise and …

Introducing pleasant natural sounds to mask urban noises is an important soundscape
design strategy to improve acoustic comfort. This study investigates the effects of signal-to …

Urban road networks significantly influence traffic noise. However, existing studies have
neglected the causal chain between road characteristics and traffic noise; thus, clarity on …

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 …

Because the acoustic environments of construction sites include multiple noise sources from
various construction machines, it is necessary to consider the influence of combined noise …

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 …

In many countries such as Chile, there is scarce official information for generating accurate
noise maps. Therefore, specific simplification methods are becoming a real need for the …