Environmental noise evaluation produced by road traffic in one of the most populated neighborhoods of Valencia, Spain
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Trabajo Fin de Máster en Tecnología Ambiental. Director: Dr. D. Rafael Sánchez Sánchez. Several official agencies such as the European Environment Agency (EEA) declare that the health of people is seriously affected by noise both physiologically and psychologically. This same agency reveals that one of the main sources of noise is road traffic, especially in large cities like Madrid or Barcelona. In 2018, the City Council of Valencia took as a mitigating measure reduce vehicular mobility in the historical center of the city. However, different neighborhood associations of Valencia declare that this measure has displaced traffic to another neighborhoods. In addition, according to the latest data published in the Statistical Portal of Valencia City Council, noise levels generated in residential areas surrounding the historical center of Valencia far exceed the limits established by EEA. This problem has been very accused in the Ruzafa neighborhood due to the continuous complaints that have presented its inhabitants. For this reason, this study will address the analysis of the sound pressure levels of this, one of the neighborhoods most affected by the acoustic contamination of road traffic, as well as, the analysis of its consequences with the current legal regulations. The evaluation of acoustic contamination will be performed through the digitization of the terrain and its entire urbanistic, with the aim of presenting the acoustic levels of the area through an acoustic prediction model for which CadnaA software will be used. In addition, a geostatistical model will be added to analyze the surface and the number of people affected. Finally, the model will be validated through the correlation with on-site measures carried out by the sound monitoring stations of Valencia City Council, to conclude with the creation of a strategic noise map of Ruzafa neighborhood.
Trabajo Fin de Máster en Tecnología Ambiental. Director: Dr. D. Rafael Sánchez Sánchez. Several official agencies such as the European Environment Agency (EEA) declare that the health of people is seriously affected by noise both physiologically and psychologically. This same agency reveals that one of the main sources of noise is road traffic, especially in large cities like Madrid or Barcelona. In 2018, the City Council of Valencia took as a mitigating measure reduce vehicular mobility in the historical center of the city. However, different neighborhood associations of Valencia declare that this measure has displaced traffic to another neighborhoods. In addition, according to the latest data published in the Statistical Portal of Valencia City Council, noise levels generated in residential areas surrounding the historical center of Valencia far exceed the limits established by EEA. This problem has been very accused in the Ruzafa neighborhood due to the continuous complaints that have presented its inhabitants. For this reason, this study will address the analysis of the sound pressure levels of this, one of the neighborhoods most affected by the acoustic contamination of road traffic, as well as, the analysis of its consequences with the current legal regulations. The evaluation of acoustic contamination will be performed through the digitization of the terrain and its entire urbanistic, with the aim of presenting the acoustic levels of the area through an acoustic prediction model for which CadnaA software will be used. In addition, a geostatistical model will be added to analyze the surface and the number of people affected. Finally, the model will be validated through the correlation with on-site measures carried out by the sound monitoring stations of Valencia City Council, to conclude with the creation of a strategic noise map of Ruzafa neighborhood.