Improving traffic noise simulations using space syntax: Preliminary results from two roadway systems

Arhiv za Higijenu Rada i Toksikologiju

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 259-272

  Dzhambov, Angel M ^a   Dimitrova, Donka D ^b   Turnovska, Tanya H ^c  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF PLOVDIV   (Bulgaria)

^b Health Economics and Primary Care   (Bulgaria)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF PLOVDIV   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Noise exposure; Noise mapping; Noise pollution; Prediction; Theoretical models

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CITY PLANNING; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; NOISE MEASUREMENT; NOISE REDUCTION; PREDICTION; SPACE SYNTAX; THEORY; TRAFFIC; TRAFFIC NOISE; BULGARIA; CITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MOTOR VEHICLE; NOISE; PROCEDURES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; THEORETICAL MODEL;

BULGARIA; CITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MOTOR VEHICLES; NOISE;

EID: 84908548558     PISSN: 00041254     EISSN: 18486312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/10004-1254-65-2014-2469     Document Type: Article

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