Noise Monitoring Networks as Tools for Smart City Decision-Making

Noise Monitoring Networks (NMNs) have been implemented in many cities by town councils, allowing them to know, in real time, the environmental noise levels in the busiest streets by the continuous measurement of selected acoustic parameters throughout the year. NMNs are aimed at: 1) detecting areas...

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Main Authors: Rafael SÁNCHEZ-SÁNCHEZ, Juan Carlos FORTES-GARRIDO, Juan Pedro BOLÍVAR
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Published: Institute of Fundamental Technological Research Polish Academy of Sciences 2018-01-01
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Online Access:https://acoustics.ippt.pan.pl/index.php/aa/article/view/2122
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description Noise Monitoring Networks (NMNs) have been implemented in many cities by town councils, allowing them to know, in real time, the environmental noise levels in the busiest streets by the continuous measurement of selected acoustic parameters throughout the year. NMNs are aimed at: 1) detecting areas of the city that breach guidelines for acoustic quality objectives; 2) obtaining noise data needed to develop and implement action plans; and 3) informing the public about the permissible acoustic pollution for different districts and times of day. The aim of this work was to analyse data from the NMN of the city of Huelva (Spain), in order to study the influence on the noise of re-asphalting the busiest streets. The street pavements improve LAeq, 24 h from 3 up to 8 dB(A), depending on the type of the route. These results could be used by council authorities in deciding when to undertake the re-asphalting of the streets of Huelva, and to select the type of asphalt that should be used.
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spelling doaj-art-9650a1dfce4f4637a9afa3649006f8372025-08-20T02:52:27ZengInstitute of Fundamental Technological Research Polish Academy of SciencesArchives of Acoustics0137-50752300-262X2018-01-0143110.24425/118085Noise Monitoring Networks as Tools for Smart City Decision-MakingRafael SÁNCHEZ-SÁNCHEZ0Juan Carlos FORTES-GARRIDO1Juan Pedro BOLÍVAR2University of HuelvaUniversity of HuelvaUniversity of HuelvaNoise Monitoring Networks (NMNs) have been implemented in many cities by town councils, allowing them to know, in real time, the environmental noise levels in the busiest streets by the continuous measurement of selected acoustic parameters throughout the year. NMNs are aimed at: 1) detecting areas of the city that breach guidelines for acoustic quality objectives; 2) obtaining noise data needed to develop and implement action plans; and 3) informing the public about the permissible acoustic pollution for different districts and times of day. The aim of this work was to analyse data from the NMN of the city of Huelva (Spain), in order to study the influence on the noise of re-asphalting the busiest streets. The street pavements improve LAeq, 24 h from 3 up to 8 dB(A), depending on the type of the route. These results could be used by council authorities in deciding when to undertake the re-asphalting of the streets of Huelva, and to select the type of asphalt that should be used.https://acoustics.ippt.pan.pl/index.php/aa/article/view/2122traffic noisenoise monitoring networkssmart citypavement
spellingShingle Rafael SÁNCHEZ-SÁNCHEZ
Juan Carlos FORTES-GARRIDO
Juan Pedro BOLÍVAR
Noise Monitoring Networks as Tools for Smart City Decision-Making
Archives of Acoustics
traffic noise
noise monitoring networks
smart city
pavement
title Noise Monitoring Networks as Tools for Smart City Decision-Making
title_full Noise Monitoring Networks as Tools for Smart City Decision-Making
title_fullStr Noise Monitoring Networks as Tools for Smart City Decision-Making
title_full_unstemmed Noise Monitoring Networks as Tools for Smart City Decision-Making
title_short Noise Monitoring Networks as Tools for Smart City Decision-Making
title_sort noise monitoring networks as tools for smart city decision making
topic traffic noise
noise monitoring networks
smart city
pavement
url https://acoustics.ippt.pan.pl/index.php/aa/article/view/2122
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