Environmental Methods for Transport Noise Reduction

ISBN-13: 9780367866259 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 308 str.

Mats Nilsson; Jorgen Bengtsson; Ronny Klaeboe

Opis

Derived from the output of HOSANNA, a major EU research project, this book presents evidence-based guidance on novel noise abatement methods, outlines noise prediction methods which can be integrated with noise mapping software, details assessment methods for perceived noise, and highlights the economic benefits, including positive effects on ur

Spis treści

Introduction to traffic noise abatement. Innovative barriers. Acoustic performance of vegetation and soil substratum in an urban context. Acoustical characteristics of trees, shrubs, and hedges. Designing vegetation and tree belts along roads. Noise reduction using surface roughness. Porous ground, crops, and buried resonators. Vegetation in urban streets, squares, and courtyards. Perceptual effects of noise mitigation. Economic analyses of surface treatments, tree belts, green façades, barriers, and roofs.

O autorze

Mats Nilsson is professor in psychology at Gösta Ekman Laboratory, Department of Psychology, Stockholm University, Sweden.

Jörgen Bengtsson is senior health inspector at Stockholm City’s Environment and Health Administration, Sweden.

Ronny Klæboe is associate professor and chief research officer at the Institute of Transport Economics, Oslo, Norway.