Author(s)

F. Iannelli & C. Pronello

Abstract

An urban noise inquiry on the population of the city of Turin using a methodology to define standard sites for the epidemiology surveys F. lannelli, C. Pronello, Department of Hydraulic, Transport and Civil Infrastructures, Turin Polytechnic, Italy Abstract The analysis of the noise impact caused by traffic on the population is a part of a large research program regarding a methodology focused to define "standard sites" in which to make traffic and noise measurements and to study the impact on the population. A survey has been carried out in some urban roads of the city of Turin, where two main noise sources are present: vehicular traffic and trams. The objectives were to evaluate the perceived disturb by the population in function of some parameters of the monitored sites (i.e. noise, traffic, geometric conditions, surrounding environment, etc.). Some operating phases have been defined to carry out the pilot survey. So, the sites were selected in term of the noise sources and the sit

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