Links Page
Here are some links to other noise related sites that you may find
useful.
The European Noise Directive (END), Directive 2002/49/EC of the
European Parliament and of the Council can be viewed here.
The Environmental Noise (Scotland) Regulations 2006
(IS/2006/465) can be viewed here.
The Noise Mapping England website can be
viewed here.
The Noise Mapping Wales website can be
viewed here.
The Noise Mapping Northern Ireland website can be
viewed here.
The DEFRA Noise Research website can be
viewed here.
The European Commission's
Environment Noise Policy website can be
viewed here.
The European
Commission's Noise Research website can be
viewed here.
Informtion relating to the acoustic classification and conformity
checking of road surfaces can be
viewed here.
In 2005 the 1st BESTUFS II Conference, "Solutions for Air Quality
and Noise Problems in Urban Freight Transport" was held in
Amsterdam. Papers presented at this conference can be found here.
The paper on "Converting the UK Traffic Noise Index to EU Noise
Indices for Noise Mapping" can be viewed here.
WHO/Europe has carried out an assessment study to provide
methodological guidance in the estimation of the burden of disease
related to environmental noise and preliminary estimates of DALYs
(Disability-Adjusted Life Years) for the European Region. You can
visit the project website here.
The European Commission's Noise Green Paper – Brussels 1996 can be
viewed here.
GIpSynoise project aims to create an integrated Geographical
Information System tool, a decision aid tool, developed using
ArcView and Cadna. The project's website can be viewed here.
HYENA – Hypertension and Exposure to Noise Near Airports,
studied health effects associated with exposure to aircraft noise.
If you wish to no more then you can visit the project website here.
The European project IMAGINE is developing new calculation methods
for railway, road, industrial and aircraft noise. IMAGINE will
standardise the Harmonoise methods and will provide guidelines on
how to use these methods for noise mapping and noise action plans
(e.g. traffic flow management) in the EC. If you would like to no
more, their website can be viewed here.
A report of a study to provide the Scottish Executive with information on
issues surrounding the collection & handling of data associated with
mapping requirements likely to result from the proposed EC Directive
on Environmental Noise is available here.
If you are interested in night time noise, the World Health
Organisation's Night Time Noise Guidelines can be accessed here
Qcity is an integrated research project partly funded by the
European Commission under the 6th Framework Programme. The aim of
the project is to develop an integrated technology infrastructure
for the efficient control of road and rail ambient noise by
considering the attenuation of noise generation at source at both
vehicle/infrastructure levels. Visit their website here.
The "Rail and Wheel Roughness – Implications for Noise Mapping
Based on the Calculation of Railway Noise Procedure" paper can be
viewed here.
The RANCH (Road Traffic & Aircraft Noise & Children's Cognition &
Health) project aims to provide a robust evidence base to inform
pan-European policy based on health effects in children. You can
visit the project website here.
RoTraNoMo:
Road Traffic Noise Model, a tool to calculate road
related noise emissions in order to meet future standards of the EU
Noise Directive "Assessment and Management of Environmental Noise"
(Background). Visit the website here.
Statistics relating to roads in Scotland for the year 2003 can be
viewed here.
SEPA (Scottish Environment Protection Agency) provides
guidence on noise, which can be
viewed here. This website also contains
documents relating to UK horizontal guidence. You can access the
noise related horizontal
guidence here.
SILENCE, was a three-year research project co-funded by the
European Commission, that has developed an integrated methodology
for the improved control of surface transport noise in urban
areas. According to the project website, now that the project has
come to its end, it has unveiled world-leading technologies and
innovative strategies to reduce noise both from rail and road in
European cities and for European citizens. If you would like to know
more the project webaite can be accessed here.
SILVIA - Sustainable Road Surfaces for Traffic Noise Control -
visit the website here.
SOURDINE II: "Study of Optimisation procedURes for Decreasing the
Impact of NoisE II", is a project funded by the European
Commission, which is a research project investigating Airport
approach and departure procedures that are aimed at reducing the
environmental (noise and emissions) impact around airports. If you
would like to no more, the website can be accessed here.
X-NOISE is a collaborative network project in the area of
aeroacoustics. To lower the exposure of community to aircraft
noise. Here they coordinate research activities, disseminate
results, and contribute to an aeroacoustical knowledge base. X-NOISE
is made possible by the European Union. Access the website here.
Last Update 17 May 2010