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Environmental Noise Pollution: Noise Mapping, Public Health and Policy addresses the key debates surrounding environmental noise pollution with a particular focus on the European Union. Environmental noise pollution is an emerging public policy and environmental concern and is considered to be one o...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Murphy, Enda
Otros Autores: King, Eoin A.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam : Elsevier, 2014.
�2014
Edición:First edition.
Temas:
Noise pollution > Environmental aspects.
Noise pollution > Health aspects.
Pollution par le bruit > Aspect de l'environnement.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Infrastructure.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Noise pollution > Environmental aspects
Noise pollution > Health aspects
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Academic Dissertation
dissertations.
Academic theses
Academic theses.
Th�eses et �ecrits acad�emiques.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Front Cover; Environmental Noise Pollution: Noise Mapping, Public Health, and Policy; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; Chapter 1: Environmental Noise Pollution; 1.1. Debates and Challenges; 1.2. Environmental Noise; 1.3. The Book's Focus and raison d'�etre; References; Chapter 2: Principles of Environmental Noise; 2.1. Sound as a Wave; 2.1.1. Speed of Sound, Wavelength and Frequency; 2.1.2. Frequency; 2.1.3. Broadband vs. Tonal Noise Sources; 2.2. Representing Sound Levels with the Decibel Scale; 2.2.1. Sound Power, Sound Pressure and Sound Intensity; 2.2.1.1. Reference Values.
  • 2.2.2. Typical Decibel Levels2.2.3. Working with Decibels; 2.3. A-Weighting; 2.3.1. Other Weightings; 2.4. Noise Metrics; 2.4.1. Continuous Equivalent Noise Level: Leq; 2.4.2. Statistical Indicators: L10, L90, etc.; 2.4.3. Universal EU Noise Indicators Lden and Lnight; 2.4.4. Other Common Metrics; Maximum and Minimum Levels, Lmax and Lmin; Peak, Lpeak; Sound Exposure Level; Effective Perceived Noise Level; Day/Night Average Sound Level (Ldn); 2.5. Measuring Noise; 2.5.1. A Competent Person; 2.5.2. Sound Level Meters and Calibration; 2.5.3. Measurement Period; 2.5.4. Microphone Position.
  • 2.5.5. Extraneous and Residual Noise2.5.6. Measurements for Strategic Noise Maps; 2.5.7. Observations on a Typical Noise Survey for Road Traffic Noise; 2.6. Outdoor Sound Propagation; 2.6.1. Geometric Divergence; 2.6.2. Atmospheric Absorption; 2.6.3. Ground Effect; 2.6.4. Diffraction; 2.6.5. Miscellaneous Other Effects; 2.6.5.1. Temperature Inversion; 2.6.5.2. Wind Effects; 2.6.5.3. Foliage; 2.7. Conclusion; References; Chapter 3: Environmental Noise and Health; 3.1. Introduction; 3.2. The Noise-Health Problem; 3.3. The Noise-Stress Relationship and Effects Overview.
  • 3.4. Environmental Noise and Annoyance3.5. Environmental Noise and Sleep Disturbance; 3.6. Environmental Noise and Cardiovascular Disease; 3.6.1. Hypertension; 3.6.2. Ischaemic Heart Disease; 3.7. Environmental Noise and Cognitive Impairment in Children; 3.8. Environmental Noise and Tinnitus; 3.9. The Special Case of Low-Frequency Noise; 3.10. Conclusion; References; Chapter 4: Strategic Noise Mapping; 4.1. Introduction; 4.2. EU Noise Policy and Legislation; 4.3. The Environmental Noise Directive; 4.4. Strategic Noise Mapping; 4.4.1. Data Collection/Input Data.
  • 4.4.2. Calculation Methods for Noise Mapping4.4.3. Producing a Noise Map; 4.4.4. Estimating Population Exposure; 4.4.5. Noise Action Planning; 4.4.6. Dissemination of Results to the General Public; 4.5. Strategic Noise Mapping in the EU: Results from the First Phase (2007); 4.6. Strategic Noise Mapping Beyond the EU; 4.7. Conclusion; References; Chapter 5: Transportation Noise; 5.1. Road Traffic Noise; 5.1.1. Rolling Noise; 5.1.2. Engine Noise; 5.1.3. Road Traffic Noise Calculation Methods; NMPB96 (France); Calculation Details; CRTN (United Kingdom); Calculation Details.

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