Noise exposure has reached an alarming degree over the years because of rapid growth in
the industry, transportation, and urbanization. Therefore, it is a dire need to provide …

Managing the impacts of vessel noise on marine fauna requires identifying vessel numbers,
movement, behaviour, and acoustic signatures. However, coastal and inland waters are …

In the light of sustainability, satisfactory living conditions is an important factor for people's
positive feedback in their own living environment. Acoustic comfort and noise exposure …

Only recently has noise been considered in the assessment of the sustainability of port
infrastructures, after decades of unawareness. INTERREG Maritime projects unveiled …

The goal of this paper is to explore the intersection between two streams of literature: port
cities and port-centric logistics. While many ports have moved out of city locations, partly …

After the European Environmental Noise Directive prescribed noise maps and action plans,
wide scientific literature and a consistent number of mitigation strategies emerged for road …

Airborne port noise has historically suffered from a lack of regulatory assessment compared
to other transport infrastructures. This has led to several complaints from citizens living in the …

Metabolic syndrome is becoming more common worldwide. Studies suggest environmental
pollution, including traffic noise, might be linked with metabolic syndrome. This study sought …

Sea-ice covering is drastically declining in the Arctic, opening new maritime routes and thus
introducing underwater noise pollution in nearly pristine acoustic environments. Evaluating …

At present, health effects induced by prolonged noise exposure are widely studied to
determine the most spread noise sources and their effects. Environmental epidemiology …