The impact of urban noise on residents' physical health and mental condition has gradually
become a hot topic of public discussion. A single urban noise monitoring cannot fully reflect …

Noise is an unwanted sound in urban areas. Natural and or recycled acoustic absorbing or
insulation materials are invented to reduce air and or impact sounds in buildings. Yet, they …

By identifying a unified aim of Federal, State, and Local government authorities to deliver
healthier, more liveable urban spaces and enable walkable neighbourhoods in Melbourne …

A noise reduction strategy was proposed for Panyu District of Guangzhou City based on its
traffic noise map, which considered both road and railway traffic noise. Commercial software …

Research and development efforts on sustainable and intelligent transportation systems are
accelerating globally as the transportation sector contributes significantly to environmental …

Road traffic is the primary source of environmental noise pollution in cities. This problem is
also spreading due to inadequate urban expansion planning. Hence, integrating road traffic …

Rising urban temperatures, noise and air pollution, and the loss of biodiversity are pressing
problems in cities worldwide that call for action at different scales to improve the livability of …

The study determined the impact of restrictions introduced by the Ministry of Health in
connection with the COVID-19 pandemic on traffic and sound pressure levels in the …

This chapter describes the challenges of environmental noise policies and governance,
noise emissions, noise transmission modeling, and those of health and economic risk …

Estimation of road traffic noise is fundamental for the health of people living in urban areas,
and it is usually assessed based on field-measured data. Real data may not always be …