Environmental noise remains a complex and fragmented interplay between industrialization,
population growth, technological developments, and the living environment. Next to the …

The role of urban planning in sound environments has recently received increased research
attention. This study aims to examine the relationship between the rate of noise complaints …

He stares at his hands, brown covered in a mess of white paper. He stares at the table, on
which is a white mangled mess of stripes and curves of paper. When viewed a certain way, it …

HIGHLIGHTS Highway traffic noise is a serious problem in Malaysia Heavy traffic flow
highway recorded higher noise level compared to low traffic flow Noise level stabilized at …

Traffic noise has been recognized as the greatest source of noise pollution. This paper aims
to assess roadside noise levels on asphalt and concrete pavements and evaluate the …

Air and sound are major constituents for having adverse and harmful effects on environment
as well on human being. However, to monitor this pollution is a difficult task because …

A noise barrier can be defined as an obstacle to sound propagation between the sound
source and the listener, where the noise propagates either above or around the barrier. In …

Nowadays, environmental noise pollution is ranked second among other environmental
pollutions in terms of public health impacts due to rapid urbanization and growing traffic …

Public spaces' overall comfort and its users' well-being have been excessively affected with
the rapid global development. In accordance with users' interface and improvements in …

Noise pollution considers as one the most important problems of urban areas due to the
high number of vehicles introduced to the streets each year producing a noisy sound and …