RESULTS OF RESEARCH IN NOISE POLLUTION IN URBAN AREAS

Abstract

The increase in road traffic in the recent years brings into question the complex issue of noise pollution. In numerous surveys carried out on population samples from urban areas, noise pollution or "noise" as it is generically called appears in the forefront of inconveniences and discomfort list. With the use of new techniques developed by acoustics experts, it is possible to study sound propagation and its impact on population in specific urban areas. The purpose of this paper is to compare noise levels in different areas of Timisoara, in order to determine the sensitive buildings in the city. Their identification is essential because on these building facades the noise level resulting from exposure to road noise exceeds or threatens to exceed at least one of the limit values.