URBAN TRAFFIC NOISE-STRATEGY FOR AN IMPROVED ENVIRONMENT

AN ATTEMPT IS MADE TO PROVIDE AN ANALYSIS WHICH CAN SERVE IN THE NATIONAL FORMULATION OF PUBLIC POLICY IN RELATION TO ONE TYPE OF NOISE-GENERATING ACTIVITY: THE OPERATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES. PRACTICAL POLICY AND LONG-RANGE STRATEGY COULD BE FACILITATED AT THE INTERNATIONAL LEVEL ON NATIONAL PROGRAMS OF RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION, AND THROUGH COMPARISON OF EXPERIENCE RELATING TO PRACTICAL NOISE ABATEMENT MEASURES AND THEIR COST. THE REPORT INCLUDES A TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION OF TRAFFIC NOISE GENERATION, ITS EFFECTS AND MEANS OF ABATEMENT. CURRENT ADMINISTRATIVE AND LEGISLATIVE PRACTICE CONCERNING URBAN TRAFFIC NOISE IN TEN OECD MEMBER COUNTRIES IS DESCRIBED. /AUTHOR/

• Corporate Authors:

  Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

  2, rue André Pascal
  Paris,   France  75775 Paris Cedex 16
• Publication Date: 1970-8

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Noise control; Traffic noise; Urban areas
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00223477
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: 141 pp
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 8 1971 12:00AM