Analytical Studies for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: Noise abatement: policy alternatives for transportationNational Academy of Sciences, 1977 - Environmental policy |
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... reduce transmission ( e.g. , tunnelling of the transit system or installation of sound barriers or building insulation ) . TRAFFIC NOISE Today , more people are affected by highway and street vehicular noise than by noise from any other ...
... reduce transmission ( e.g. , tunnelling of the transit system or installation of sound barriers or building insulation ) . TRAFFIC NOISE Today , more people are affected by highway and street vehicular noise than by noise from any other ...
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... reduce noise emissions ; if path barriers are erected , neither sources nor receivers must expend resources . Since there are a number of alternative ways to reduce noise , each with ... noise standards for Benefits of Noise Abatement 113.
... reduce noise emissions ; if path barriers are erected , neither sources nor receivers must expend resources . Since there are a number of alternative ways to reduce noise , each with ... noise standards for Benefits of Noise Abatement 113.
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National Research Council (U.S.). MEASURES FOR REDUCTION OF AIRCRAFT NOISE The immediate problem is how to reduce noise levels at a rate faster than shown in Figure 8.1 . There are 4 major ways in which the noise emitted by airplanes can be ...
National Research Council (U.S.). MEASURES FOR REDUCTION OF AIRCRAFT NOISE The immediate problem is how to reduce noise levels at a rate faster than shown in Figure 8.1 . There are 4 major ways in which the noise emitted by airplanes can be ...
Contents
SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS | 1 |
Noise from Transportation Sources | 79 |
Projections of Transportation Activity | 91 |
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