LIFE+2010 QUADMAP project: A new methodology to select, analyze and manage Quiet Urban Areas defined by the European Directive 2002/49/EC

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dc.contributor.authorAspuru, Itziar
dc.contributor.authorGarcia, Igone
dc.contributor.authorBartalucci, Chiara
dc.contributor.authorBorchi, Francesco
dc.contributor.authorCarfagni, Monica
dc.contributor.authorGoverni, Lapo
dc.contributor.authorBellomini, Raffaella
dc.contributor.authorLuzzi, Sergio
dc.contributor.authorWolfert, Henk
dc.contributor.authorGaudibert, Piotr
dc.contributor.institutionCALIDAD Y CONFORT AMBIENTAL
dc.contributor.institutionADAPTACIÓN AL CAMBIO CLIMÁTICO
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-24T12:00:34Z
dc.date.available2024-07-24T12:00:34Z
dc.date.issued2016-01
dc.descriptionPublisher Copyright: © 2016 I. Aspuru et al., published by De Gruyter Open.
dc.description.abstractConcerning quiet areas, the definition provided by the Environmental Noise Directive (END) is intended to preserve the acoustic environment in those areas where it is considered good, according to general indicators and limits. However, the END is not clear enough to allow appropriate assessment and management in urban environments. The aim of QUADMAP project was to deliver a method and guidelines for the identification, delineation, characterization, improvement and management of Quiet Urban Areas (QUAs) as defined by the END. The Project also wanted to help clarify the definition of a QUA, its meaning and its added value for cities in terms of health, safety and lowering stress levels. In this article, after an introduction of the current European scenario on QUAs, the main aspects of the methodology introduced for the selection, analysis and management of QUAs are described. Eventually, the major results achieved by the Project, in terms of the guideline on QUAs, the implemented interventions and the achieved benefits, are reported and discussed.en
dc.description.sponsorshipAuthors would like to thank the European Commission for contributing to this Project considering and co-financing it into the LIFE+2010 Financial Programme.
dc.description.statusPeer reviewed
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dc.identifier.citationAspuru , I , Garcia , I , Bartalucci , C , Borchi , F , Carfagni , M , Governi , L , Bellomini , R , Luzzi , S , Wolfert , H & Gaudibert , P 2016 , ' LIFE+2010 QUADMAP project : A new methodology to select, analyze and manage Quiet Urban Areas defined by the European Directive 2002/49/EC ' , Noise Mapping , vol. 3 , no. 1 , pp. 120-129 . https://doi.org/10.1515/noise-2016-0009
dc.identifier.doi10.1515/noise-2016-0009
dc.identifier.issn2084-879X
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11556/3054
dc.identifier.urlhttp://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85015962597&partnerID=8YFLogxK
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofNoise Mapping
dc.relation.projectIDEuropean Commission, EC
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject.keywordsAction plan
dc.subject.keywordsEnvironmental noise
dc.subject.keywordsNoise mapping
dc.subject.keywordsQuiet areas
dc.subject.keywordsSoundscape
dc.subject.keywordsAcoustics and Ultrasonics
dc.subject.keywordsUrban Studies
dc.subject.keywordsManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law
dc.titleLIFE+2010 QUADMAP project: A new methodology to select, analyze and manage Quiet Urban Areas defined by the European Directive 2002/49/ECen
dc.typejournal article
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