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T1 LIFE+2010 QUADMAP project: 												A new methodology to select, analyze and manage Quiet Urban Areas defined by the European Directive 2002/49/EC
A1 Aspuru, Itziar
A1 Garcia, Igone
A1 Bartalucci, Chiara
A1 Borchi, Francesco
A1 Carfagni, Monica
A1 Governi, Lapo
A1 Bellomini, Raffaella
A1 Luzzi, Sergio
A1 Wolfert, Henk
A1 Gaudibert, Piotr
AB Concerning 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.
SN 2084-879X
YR 2016
FD 2016-01
LK https://hdl.handle.net/11556/3054
UL https://hdl.handle.net/11556/3054
LA eng
NO Aspuru , 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
NO Publisher Copyright: © 2016 I. Aspuru et al., published by De Gruyter Open.
NO Authors would like to thank the European Commission for contributing to this Project considering and co-financing it into the LIFE+2010 Financial Programme.
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