Noise Mitigation Approaches

This chapter focuses on technical and practical approaches for noise abatement. In doing so, a critical overview is provided of the noise action planning process adopted in the EU as part of the Environmental Noise Directive as well as an outline of the typical approaches adopted for noise action planning. The chapter then delineates between source-based abatement measures which are often more technical in nature, before discussing propagation-based measures which tend to focus on reducing noise at a particular receiver (or set of receivers). Emphasis is also placed on the creation of an environmental noise abatement strategy which incorporates both long-term and short-term measures for achieving noise reduction. Finally, practical examples are provided of best-practice real world case studies where noise reductions have been achieved as a result of the implementation of noise abatement strategies for key transportation (road and rail) sources.

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