Acoustic Zoning and Noise Assessment

Abstract:

The great majority of cities in the world have resolved problem of acoustic zoning in the urban part of the city. Two approaches are usually applied in acoustic zoning: acoustic zoning of the territory in accordance with land-use where the allowed values of noise indicator are defined and acoustic zoning by preparing noise maps around dominant sources of noise in urban areas and defining land-use in relation to calculated isofonic lines. As international standard and internationally recognized methodology for preparation of acoustic zoning does not exist, the authors of this paper initiated preparation of methodology for acoustic zoning. The concept of methodology is demonstrated in this paperwork. The methodology has been applied on the City of Nis example starting from the specificity of Nis urban area as well as requests and goals that have been set and defined during sustainable planning of Nis City development. Based on defined acoustic zones and noise measurement results for five years period on the territory of Nis City, the evaluation of the condition of noise level has been done and this paperwork presents results obtained.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 430)
• Pages: 244-250
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.430.244
• Online since: September 2013
• Authors: Momir Praščevič, Darko Mihajlov, Dragan Cvetkovic, Aleksandar Gajicki, Nikola Holecek
• Keywords: Acoustic Zoning, Noise Assessment, Noise Measurement

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