In the last decades, 3D city models appear to have been predominantly used for
visualisation; however, today they are being increasingly employed in a number of domains …

The paper presents a retrospective and prospective view of noise mapping strategy followed
across the globe as a diagnostic tool for controlling the noise pollution in urban cities. The …

Environmental noise is defined as an unwanted sound which could be generated by
anthropogenic activities (for instance industrial or commercial activities), the transit of engine …

This study analyzed the spatial characteristics of urban environmental noise by using noise
maps produced at 345 noise monitoring stations in Tainan, Taiwan. Noise data were …

During the last two centuries population density has increased considerably making land
use more intense. This trend has caused a growing importance of ownership of land, which …

In the guidelines about the management of areas of good environmental noise quality
recently published by the European Environment Agency (EEA) it is suggested to combine …

The primary objective of this study is to develop day and night road traffic noise maps for
Guangzhou using Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and Global Positioning Systems …

The urbanisation phenomenon and related cities expansion and transport networks entail
preventing the increase of population exposed to environmental pollution. Regarding noise …

Road traffic noise is a major nuisance and a risk factor of poor health for urban dwellers. A
household's exposure to road traffic noise, especially in a high-density city, can be easily …

Noise maps based on sound pressure levels are limited in accurately representing how
people perceive the sound environment. As a complementary approach to noise maps …