Methodological basis for the implementation of environmental-economic evaluation of acoustic impact on the urban environment
Abstract
Methodological basis for the implementation of environmental-economic evaluation of acoustic impact on the urban environment
Incoming article date: 14.09.2015In the article the authors propose a method for the implementation of environmental-economic evaluation of acoustic impact on the urban environment. More than 80% of the population lives in conditions of excess acoustic load. The main sources of acoustic impact for the majority of urban areas are rail and air transport, road transport, industrial enterprises. At the design stage of projects to reduce the acoustic impact of the urban environment, as a rule, there is a need for ecological-economic assessment to justify the implementation of noise protection measures. The proposed method allows to estimate the annual damage in rubles from acoustic impact in the urban environment from the various "regulated" sources of noise. Under "regulated" sources of noise, the authors imply any source, whose contribution to the total level of acoustic impact is reduced as a result of implementation of the evaluated activities. The authors proposed implementation methodology of ecological-economic assessment of acoustic impact on the urban environment can be used in urban design, in justifying the choice of measures for the suppression of acoustic effects in the existing buildings, the choice of optimal variants of a new technology that can reduce the acoustic impact on the residential premises, etc.
Keywords: acoustic impacts, urban environment, environmental damage, ecological and economic assessment, noise pollution, reduction of acoustic impact