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Assessment of noise impact on the urban environment: a study on noise-prediction models. Environmental health series

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:6697731
The report identifies, compares, and evaluates the major methods developed in Europe and North America to predict noise levels resulting from urban-development projects. Hopefully, it will guide countries that have not yet developed their own noise-prediction models to choose the model most appropriate for their particular situation. It covers prediction methods for road traffic noise and railroad traffic noise in Austria, Czecheslovakia, France, both Germany's Hungary, Netherlands, Scandinavia, Switzerland, U.K. and USA, as well as the Commission of the European Communities, and a comparison of methods. It also covers prediction methods for industrial noise from Austria, both Germany's Netherlands, Scandinavia, and U.K., and discusses calculation methods for aircraft noise around airports.
Research Organization:
World Health Organization, Copenhagen (Denmark). Regional Office for Europe
OSTI ID:
6697731
Report Number(s):
PB-87-142626/XAB; EH-9
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English