Environmental Noise Pollution - Noise Mapping, Public Health, and Policy

"This book offers an introduction to the concept of environmental noise pollution. In doing so, it provides the contextual background for understanding concerns around environmental noise pollution. This includes elucidating variations in the definition of noise vis-áa-vis environmental noise. It also provides a reflective introduction to key debates and challenges in the environmental noise pollution area from issues around the historical dimension of noise pollution in cities to modern challenges facing policymakers in an increasingly urbanised society"--

List of contents

1. Introduction
2. Principles of Environmental Noise
3. Noise and Public Health
4. Transportation Noise
5. Industrial and Other Noise Sources
6. European Policy
7. Strategic Noise Mapping
8. Noise Mitigation Approaches
9. Policies and Considerations for the Future

Report

"...an important, unique book that bridges the gap between data and action - between what is known about, and what needs to be done, to reduce noise pollution." --Biz India

Product details

• Authors: Eoin A King, Eoin King, Eoin (Associate Professor King, Eoin A King, Eoin A (Associate Professor King, Eoin A (Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering at the National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway).) King, Eoin A. King, Enda Murphy, Enda (Professor Murphy, Enda/ King Murphy, Murphy Enda
• Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 15.05.2014, delayed
• EAN: 9780124115958
• ISBN: 978-0-12-411595-8
• No. of pages: 256
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, Pollution & threats to the environment, Pollution and threats to the environment