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Showing 1 to 20 of 76 for “"Noise pollution"”.
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Sonic Apartheid: ecoracism, apartheid geographics and noise pollution in Cape Town's Blikkiesdorp
… Apartheid: Ecoracism, Apartheid Geographies, and Noise Pollution in Cape Town's Blikkiesdorp, Alexandra Downing Watkins begins a project of mapping geographies of dispossession and abandonment in Blikkiesdorp (Afrikaans for "Tin Can Town"), a Temporary Relocation Area on the margins of Cape Town …
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Risk of Ship Strike and Noise Pollution to Cetaceans in the Bering Strait
… a cetacean and an increase in underwater noise pollution from the ships. A risk analysis was conducted for cetacean species, analyzing the risk posed by ship strike and ship noise as a function of exposure and vulnerability, with vulnerability being assessed as a combination of the …
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Investigating the effects of noise pollution from energy development on the bat community in the Piceance Basin
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High-Resolution Digital Noise Mapping of Urban Environments Using the Spectral Element Method
… necessitates a detailed examination of noise pollution in densely populated areas. Interactions between architectural structures and transportation noise sources, including airways, railways, and highways, make this an intricate problem. Numerous studies have documented the adverse …
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Rethinking the Role of Urban Freeway: A Remediation of the I-5 Freeway in Downtown Seattle
… in this thesis. Firstly, the impact of air and noise pollution on people’s health has been increased by having freeways in cities. Secondly, urban freeways impede social and economic equity since they are most likely to be placed in low-income communities and minority neighborhoods in American …
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An evaluation of noise reduction strategies at large commercial airports in the United States: A policy analysis and framework classification
<p>Noise pollution from aircraft, specifically in the vicinity of airports as aircraft takeoff and land, is a problem that has been shown to have negative impacts on the welfare of humans, animals, and the surrounding environment. The problem may only become worse as air travel increases for cargo …
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Estudio de la influencia de determinadas variables en el ruido urbano producido por el tráfico de vehículos
… con un 76,2% de efectividad. SUMMARY Traffic noise depends on a large number of variables. Some are typical of road characteristics and the environment through which traffic flows and others are typical of the vehicles themselves. Of all variables which can influence noise, only a few are …
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Artificial Night Lighting and Anthropogenic Noise Alter Animal Activity, Body Condition, Species Richness, and Community Structure
<p>Sensory pollution from artificial night-lighting and anthropogenic noise have increased at a dramatic rate over the last several decades. Alterations to the sensory environment have been found to affect wildlife in a wide variety of ways including behavioral changes, physiological responses, …
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The noise awareness among hospital community due to traffic and construction noise in Hospital Raja Permaisuri Bainun
… needed. This research investigates the traffic noise and construction noise and the perception it has on the community of Hospital Raja Permaisuri Bainun, Ipoh. The selected study area was delimited by traffic noise on the Raja Ashman Shah Road and construction on the hospital block. A sound …
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Listening to urban sound: A mixed-method approach for understanding human mobility, individual sound exposure, and psychological well-being
… health. Urbanization brings about ever-growing noise problems in cities. Exposure to high levels of sound is associated with health risks involving annoyance, disturbance, stress, cognitive performance impairment, hearing loss, and cardiovascular diseases. Despite great investment in noise …
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Urban Sound and Environmental Monitoring using Distributed IoT Sensor Nodes
… monitoring are essential in urban planning, noise pollution control, and public safety. By collecting and analysing urban data, cities can make proper decisions to improve the quality of life for their residents. This research proposes a scalable, flexible, and efficient urban sound and …
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Feasibility Study of an Axially-Stacked, Subsonic Propeller System
… humans will increasingly become exposed to noise pollution emanating from above. Fortunately, electric motors have and will continue to gain an ever-prominent role in the power plant of small, to mid-sized air vehicles, thus reducing the levels of acoustic exposure due to aircraft. However, …
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Ambient addition : how to turn urban noise into music
… surrounded by incidentally created sounds and noises which are out of synchronization with our momentary needs and discordant. Currently, legislating noise pollution is the only articulated solution and clearly it is not very effective. Our impression of sound, however, may be mediated and …
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Botanical Specimens: A Series of Relief and Intaglio Print Variations Indexing Plant Forms
… depression. Some of the contributing factors are noise pollution, social pressure from greater competition, and weaker community ties.
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Framework for designing regional planning architecture for APTS-enabled regional multimodal public transportation system
… systems has caused unhealthy air quality, noise pollution, traffic congestion, loss of green spaces and biodiversity, disruption of neighborhoods, equity problems, resource use etc. Many factors could potentially cause unsustainable transportation systems to persist. Transportation planning …
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[tree-housed]: Seeking to synthesize two into one
… solutions, also addressing urban challenges like noise, pollution, and heat. The result of this scholarly exploration births a paradigmatic design precedent, and as an innovative building design where trees and homes are intertwined, creating a seamless unity that provides both refuge and nurture …
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Integrating Expert System and Geographic Information System for Spatial Decision Making
… the decision in this particular case, are air pollution, noise pollution, and distance from living areas, which makes the decision difficult. The geographic information systems (GIS) and the expert systems (ES) have many advantages in solving problems in their prospective areas. Integrating …
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The Computation of Exact Green's Functions in Acoustic Analogy By a Spectral Collocation Boundary Element Method
<p>Aircraft airframe noise pollution resulting from the take-off and landing of airplanes is a growing concern. Because of advances in numerical analysis and computer technology, most of the current noise prediction methods are computationally efficient. However, the ability to effectively apply an …
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The Interaction of a Transient Forward Axial Disturbance Flow With a Rotor
… identified a marked increase in broadband noise attributable to these turbulent phenomena and the subsequent ingestion of vortical structures, underscoring the critical importance of accurately modeling transient effects for the development of UAM vehicles. The findings from this study …
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