Full Description
Environmental Noise Pollution, Second Edition, addresses the key debates surrounding environmental noise pollution, its modelling and mitigation using examples from across the globe. Environmental noise pollution is now an established concern in environmental and public policy and is considered one of the most important environmental stressors affecting public health throughout the world. Thoroughly revised, this new edition includes updated global case studies as well as new chapters on 'soundscapes and noise mapping' and 'environmental noise and technology'.
This book examines environmental noise pollution, its health implications, noise modelling, the role of strategic noise mapping for problem assessment, major sources of environmental noise pollution, noise mitigation approaches, and related procedural and policy implications. Drawing on the authors' considerable research expertise in the area, the book is a fully updated resource on this major environmental stressor that crosses disciplinary, policy and national boundaries.
Contents
1. Environmental Noise Pollution
2. Principles of Environmental Noise
3. Environmental Noise and Health
4. Strategic Noise Mapping
5. Transportation Noise
6. Wind Farm Noise
7. Noise Mitigation Approaches
8. Noise and the Role of Technology
9. Soundscapes
10. Conclusions and Future Directions
