A proposal for identifying quiet areas in accordance with the environmental noise directive

Proceedings of the Institute of Acoustics

Volumn 28, Issue PART 7, 2006, Pages 74-83

  Watts, G R ^a   Morgan, P A ^b   Abbott, P G ^b  

^a TRANSPORT RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

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EID: 84871000468     PISSN: 14786095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
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