scholarly journals Railway noise and vibration: Current European legislation and research and measurements on Serbian railway

2010 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 145-153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mirjana Tomicic-Torlakovic ◽  
Svetislav Stefanovic
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Noise ◽  
Action Plans ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Track Reconstruction ◽  
Noise Mapping ◽  
Noise And Vibration ◽  
European Legislation ◽  
Railway Noise ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Technical Specifications

In this paper certain current European noise legislation, standards and research including the Physical Agents Directive, the Environmental Noise Directive 2002/49/EC and the Technical Specifications for Interoperability are summarized and their implications in terms of maintaining the track are discussed. In the Environmental Noise Directive a number of research projects investigated noise mapping. From this Directive the action plans for control of noise on the environment follow. Measurements of noise and vibrations on Serbian Railway, before and after track reconstruction, are presented at the end.

Umgebungslärmrichtlinie in Schleswig-Holstein/Environmental Noise Directive in Schleswig-Holstein

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (06) ◽  
pp. 184-189
Author(s):  
L. Gliesmann ◽  
A. Brückner
Keyword(s):  
Federal Government ◽  
Environmental Noise ◽  
Action Plans ◽  
Noise Mapping ◽  
The Third ◽  
Current List

Die dritte Runde der Umgebungslärmrichtlinie 2002/49/EG [1] wird mit der Lärmkartierung 2017 und der aktuellen, in Schleswig-Holstein (SH) noch nicht vollständig abgeschlossenen Aufstellung der Lärmaktionspläne umgesetzt. Die Zuständigkeit für die Ausarbeitung der Lärmkarten und für die Aufstellung der Aktionspläne liegt in SH gemäß § 47 e Bundes-Immissionsschutzgesetz [2] bei den Gemeinden. Dem Land obliegt die Berichterstattung an die Bundesregierung.   The third round of the Environmental Noise Directive 2002/49/ ED [1] will be implemented with noise mapping 2017 and the current list of noise action plans, which has not yet been completed in Schleswig-Holstein (SH). The responsibility for the development of the noise maps and for the preparation of the action plans lies in SH according to § 47 e Federal Immission Control Act [2] in the municipalities. The country is responsible for the reporting to the Federal Government.

Integrating environmental noise considerations into public policy: the case of Ireland

2021 ◽  
Vol 263 (3) ◽  
pp. 3218-3222
Author(s):  
Jon Paul Faulkner ◽  
Enda Murphy
Keyword(s):  
Noise Exposure ◽  
Environmental Noise ◽  
Management Policy ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Noise Mapping ◽  
Current Application ◽  
Eu Member States ◽  
Mapping Process ◽  
Irish Case ◽  
Harmful Effects

European Commission Directive (EU) 2020/367 describes how harmful effects from environmental noise exposure are to be calculated for ischemic heart disease (IHD), high annoyance (HA), and high sleep disturbance (HSD) for road, rail, and aircraft noise under the Environmental Noise Directive's (END) strategic noise mapping process. It represents a major development in understanding the extent of exposure from transport-based environmental noise given it is a legal requirement for all EU member states from the 2022 reporting round. It also has the potential to accelerate the development of stronger noise-health policies across the EU. While this development is to be welcomed, there are a number of basic noise-health policy applications that first need to be implemented in the Irish case if the noise-health situation is be accurately assessed and if public health is to be adequately protected. In order to address this requirement the following paper presents concrete policy and practice recommendations as well as an evaluation of the current application of noise management policy in Ireland which is administered to protect the public from the harmful effects of environmental noise. This paper provides guidance on how noise-health considerations can be integrated into key relevant areas of Irish policy including healthcare, the environment, transportation, and planning.

scholarly journals People exposed to traffic noise in european agglomerations from noise maps. A critical review

Noise Mapping ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Miguel Arana ◽  
Ricardo San Martin ◽  
Juan C. Salinas
Keyword(s):  
Road Traffic ◽  
Noise Source ◽  
Traffic Noise ◽  
Noise Pollution ◽  
Environmental Noise ◽  
Action Plans ◽  
Implementation Phase ◽  
Pollution Levels ◽  
Input Variables ◽  
The Impact

AbstractTwo of the main objectives of the European Directive on environmental noise are, firstly, to unify acoustic indices for assessing environmental noise and, secondly, to standardize assessment methodologies. The ultimate goal is to objectively and comparably manage the impact and evolution of environmental noise caused both by urban agglomerations and by traffic infrastructures (roads, rails and airports). The use of common indices and methodologies (together with five-year plan assessment required by the authorities in charge) should show how noise pollution levels are evolving plus the effectiveness of corrective measures implemented in the action plans. In this paper, available results fromnumerous European agglomerations (with particular emphasis on Spanish agglomerations) are compared and analysed. The impact and its evolution are based on the percentage of people exposed to noise. More specifically, it demonstrates the impact caused by road traffic, which proves to be the main noise source in all agglomerations. In many cases, the results are extremely remarkable. In some case, the results are illogical. For such cases, it can be concluded that either assessment methodologies have been signifi- cantly amended or the input variables to the calculation programs have been remarkably changed. The uncertainty associated with the results is such that, in our opinion, no conclusions can be drawn concerning the effectiveness of remedial measures designed within the action plans after the Directive’s first implementation Phase.

scholarly journals Analysis of the railway noise prediction result using Schall03 in noise mapping

2016 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 175-189 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hyoin Koh ◽  
Jinwon Jang ◽  
Seungho Jang ◽  
Jiyoung Hong
Keyword(s):  
Noise Prediction ◽  
Noise Mapping ◽  
Railway Noise ◽  
Prediction Result

Approaches to Tourism Research and Higher Education in Slovakia after 2010

2021 ◽  
Vol 56 ◽  
pp. 0-0
Author(s):  
Marian Gúčik ◽  
Matúš Marciš
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Data Availability ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Tourism Research ◽  
Project Analysis ◽  
Tourism Education ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Research And Education ◽  
Published Research ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose. The aim of the article is to analyse the development and trends of tourism research and education in Slovakia. Its partial objective is (1) to present the development of tourism research before and after socio-political changes in Slovakia in 1990, and (2) to evaluate the trends in tourism research according to research projects and related dissertation and habilitation theses from 2010 to 2020. Methods. Based on a critical review of the research project, analysis of dissertation and habilitation theses, in the article, we examine trends in tourism research and education at academic institutions that have been focused on tourism between the years 2010 and 2020. Findings. In the article, a brief overview of tourism research and higher education in Slovakia is presented and based on the research projects and related dissertations and habilitation theses identifying trends in tourism research. Research and conclusions limitations. Research limitations concern data availability regarding trends in tourism research as well as the application of the literature review method, which solely relies on previously published research and the availability of these studies. Practical implications. In the article, possible further directions for tourism research in Slovakia are proposed. Originality. In the article, we present the approaches to tourism research and higher education in Slovakia after 2010. The development and history, as well as trends in tourism research, require more attention from tourism researchers. Without systematic tourism research in the past, there would be no present or future of tourism education. Type of paper. Empirical research.

scholarly journals Review of Wireless Acoustic Sensor Networks for Environmental Noise Monitoring in Smart Cities

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesc Alías ◽  
Rosa Ma. Alsina-Pagès
Keyword(s):  
Sensor Networks ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Environmental Noise ◽  
Acoustic Sensor ◽  
Noise Mapping ◽  
Acoustic Sensor Networks ◽  
Internet Of Things Technology

Nowadays, more than half of the world’s population lives in urban areas. Since this proportion is expected to keep rising, the sustainable development of cities is of paramount importance to guarantee the quality of life of their inhabitants. Environmental noise is one of the main concerns that has to be addressed, due to its negative impact on the health of people. Different national and international noise directives and legislations have been defined during the past decades, which local authorities must comply with involving noise mapping, action plans, policing, and public awareness, among others. To this aim, a recent change in the paradigm for environmental noise monitoring has been driven by the rise of Internet of Things technology within smart cities through the design and development of wireless acoustic sensor networks (WASNs). This work reviews the most relevant WASN-based approaches developed to date focused on environmental noise monitoring. The proposals have moved from networks composed of high-accuracy commercial devices to the those integrated by ad hoc low-cost acoustic sensors, sometimes designed as hybrid networks with low and high computational capacity nodes. After describing the main characteristics of recent WASN-based projects, the paper also discusses several open challenges, such as the development of acoustic signal processing techniques to identify noise events, to allow the reliable and pervasive deployment of WASNs in urban areas together with some potential future applications.

Characterization of environmental noise based on noise measurements, noise mapping and interviews: A case study at a university campus in Brazil

Cities ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 31 ◽  
pp. 317-327 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paulo Henrique Trombetta Zannin ◽  
Margret Sibylle Engel ◽  
Paulo Eduardo Kirrian Fiedler ◽  
Fernando Bunn
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Noise ◽  
University Campus ◽  
Noise Mapping ◽  
Noise Measurements
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