A comparison of noise mapping data and people’s assessment of annoyance: How can noise action plans be improved?

Felcyn, Jan; Preis, Anna; Kokowski, Piotr; Galuszka, Michal

doi:10.1016/j.trd.2018.04.019

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“…Tram traffic, even in the busiest lines, is much lower than the traffic volume on roads, thus, it is reasonable to assume that mortality is probably lower than that on roads. Tramway transport can also be a serious source of different kind of pollutions 62 , 63 which may negatively impact wildlife. Pollution also includes non-selective herbicides used to maintain tracks 64 which, in turn, may negatively affect insect populations 65 , e.g.…”

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Evaluating tramway infrastructure on biodiversity and ecosystem services

Moroń,

Beim,

Gudowska

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Tramways in urban areas for mass transit has been suggested to have a lower environmental footprint than roads. However, studies on the impact of tramways and the surrounding infrastructure on biodiversity is extremely rare despite the potential ecological effects associated with this anthropogenic feature. Surprisingly, we found fewer than 10 papers published on tramway-wildlife interactions, which is significantly lower (vs dozens of thousands) than that of other transportation methods. As tramways and stations may be managed sustainably by planting short vegetation on the track and roofs of tramway stations, they may be good examples of land-sharing policies in green urban planning, improving both biodiversity and people’s well-being. The potential environmental benefits of green practices for commercially available tramways should be strictly tested and applied, especially in the context of the growing popularity of tramway systems worldwide.

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Evaluating tramway infrastructure on biodiversity and ecosystem services

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Gudowska

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“…The Directive 2002/49/EC, known as the Environmental Noise Directive (END) [22], was implemented to guide the European Union Member States (EU MS) in assessing and managing environmental noise. The EU MS are required to perform strategic noise mapping for all major roads, railways, airports, and agglomerations on a 5-year basis [23]. This legal obligation aids in tendering new legislation and supporting strategies concerning noise abatement, ultimately protecting public health.…”

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“…Once areas exposed to excessive noise levels are identified via strategic noise mapping, the END requires action plans to manage the adverse effects of noise exposure. These action plans should take into account not only the reduction in L den and L night , but also the decrease in the number of people annoyed [23].…”

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The Impact of Thin Asphalt Layers as a Road Traffic Noise Intervention in an Urban Environment

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Low-noise thin asphalt layers (TALs) are a feasible solution to mitigate road traffic noise in urban environments. Nevertheless, the impacts of this type of noise intervention are reported mostly regarding noise levels, while non-acoustic aspects influencing the population perception are still little-known. This study investigates the implementation of TALs in two streets of Antwerp, Belgium. The effectiveness of the intervention was measured via noise modelling and acoustic measurements of road traffic noise. A reduction of 2.8 dB in noise exposure was observed in Lden and Lnight, while SPB measurements showed decreases up to 5.2 dB on the roadside. The subjective impacts of the TALs were evaluated via self-administered surveys and compared to results from control streets. The annoyance indicators were positively impacted by the TALs implementation, resulting in annoyance levels similar or lower than in the control streets. The TALs did not impact the reported physical complaints, sleep quality, and comfort level to perform activities.

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“…Unfortunately, the subject literature contains many more studies on the impact of Land development policy as related to real estate influenced by railway noise in the context of allowable indicators that have been recently modified in Poland Introduction © University of Warsaw -Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies road noise (Popławska et al 2012;Profaska 2012;Podawca 2014), or even noise from household devices (Zagubień & Wolniewicz 2017) than on the impact of noise pollution from railway infrastructure (Deja & Kopeć 2016;Podawca & Staniszewski 2019). The issue of noise pollution -including railway noise -the methodology for studying it, and the visualisation guidelines for hazard maps are presented in Felcyn et al 2018. That paper presents a proposal for a methodology of data collection and presentation based on the example of the city of Poznań (Poland).…”

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Land development policy as related to real estate influenced by railway noise in the context of allowable indicators that have been recently modified in Poland

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Karsznia

Jewuła

2021

Miscellanea Geographica

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The paper deals with the problem of rail noise pollution in cities in the context of legal amendments. This aspect is often neglected in the process of spatial planning. The authors were motivated to undertake this analysis both by legal changes permitting higher levels of acceptable noise thresholds, which were introduced and legalised in October 2012, and by the intensified levels of investment in areas neighbouring railways. On selected examples of residential areas in Warsaw, Poland (the city districts of Ursus, Białołęka and Ursynów), relevant land development sites were analysed against the course of isophones showing permissible noise levels. The analysis was based on data taken from acoustic maps for Warsaw from 2012 and 2017, planning studies, the Topographic Objects Database (BDOT10k) and the current state of land development. Using ArcGis software, 22 features, three study areas, and corresponding quantitative indicators were assessed. The authors presented the level of railway noise pollution set against the general spatial development. The analysis demonstrated that the changes in legislation have resulted in the “acoustic release” of land near railways; i.e., in these areas new, less-restrictive regulations on noise pollution have become permissible. In turn, the number of buildings that were considered at risk of noise pollution before 2012 has fallen. The aforementioned regulatory changes may unfavourably impact residential areas neighbouring railways and this has even provoked a wider discussion at the European Union level.

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A comparison of noise mapping data and people’s assessment of annoyance: How can noise action plans be improved?

Cited by 12 publications

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Evaluating tramway infrastructure on biodiversity and ecosystem services

Evaluating tramway infrastructure on biodiversity and ecosystem services

The Impact of Thin Asphalt Layers as a Road Traffic Noise Intervention in an Urban Environment

Land development policy as related to real estate influenced by railway noise in the context of allowable indicators that have been recently modified in Poland

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