Noise Mapping in the Eu: Models and Procedures

ISBN-13: 9780367865238 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 442 str.

Gaetano Licitra

Opis

Written by European experts from a range of research institutes, companies, and environmental agencies, this comprehensive reference guide for students, researchers, and acoustics consultants shows how to integrate data with geographical information systems, improve accuracy in model and prediction software, and assess different methods and desc

Spis treści

Fundamentals. Noise evaluation and mapping. Legal basis on noise mapping in the European Union and the Directive 69/2002/E. Measurements. Road traffic noise. Railway noise. Industrial and harbour noise. Airport noise. The Good Practice Guide, Version 2. Uncertainty and quality assurance in simulation software. Noise mapping and Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Geographic information system tools for noise mapping. Maps and Geographic Information Systems in noise management. The evaluation of population exposure to noise. Noise mapping in Europe. Noise maps in the European Union: An overview. Noise maps from different national assessment methods: Differences, uncertainties, and needs for harmonization. Communication and action plans. Communication to the general public. Which information for the European and local policy makers? From noise maps to critical hot spots: Priorities in action Plans. Future perspectives. From noise to annoyance mapping: A soundscape approach. Index.

O autorze

Gaetano Licitra is head of the Lucca Department at the Environmental Protection Agency of Tuscany Region (ARPAT) and a professor of acoustics at the University of Pisa, Italy. He participated in the EU Working Group on Health and Social Economic Aspects and in the HARMONOISE , IMAGINE, and ENNAH EU Projects (FP5, FP6, and FP7). He is a member of the European Environment Agency’s Expert Panel on Noise (EPON).