THE ROLE OF TRANSIT BELT-ROADS IN URBAN TRAFFIC NOISE REGIME
Alina SATMARI
West University of Timișoara, Blvd. V.Pârvan, 4, Timișoara, alina.satmari@e-uvt.ro
Reading time:
|
words
Download PDF document
Downloads: 4136
Abstract
Road traffic is a main source of urban noise. Therefore, reducing traffic flow in cities stands as a common noise management practice. This research was conducted in the city of Caransebeș, Romania, from 2012 to 2014. The sample consists of three sets of LAeq noise values measured in 170 monitoring point stations along roads. The goal of this research is assessing noise level changes between two distinct situations: with and without traffic flow through the city. Thus, 2040 data values were statistical analyzed. We used interpolation tools for spatial modeling and correlation testing. The results highlight that noise pollution scale down for more than 50% of urban space when transit traffic uses the belt road. However, high noise levels persist in some edge zones. Thus marginal areas claim enhancement solutions.
Keywords:
- urban
- traffic
- noise
- GIS
- LAeq
- statistical
- analysis.<br
- />
Disclaimer/Publisher’s Note: The statements, opinions and data contained in all publications are solely those of the individual author(s) and contributor(s) and not of CJEES and/or the editor(s). CJEES and/or the editor(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to people or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content.
© 2016 by the author(s). Licensee CJEES, Carpathian Association of Environment and Earth Sciences. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
How to cite
Alina SATMARI (2016). THE ROLE OF TRANSIT BELT-ROADS IN URBAN TRAFFIC NOISE REGIME
Loading...
Checking for open citations...