dc.contributor.convenor | I.D.M. Hillock | |
dc.contributor.author | Brown, Lex | |
dc.contributor.editor | D.J. Mee, R.J. Hooker, I.D.M. Hillock | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-02-12T00:32:40Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-02-12T00:32:40Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2004 | |
dc.date.modified | 2009-12-02T05:40:07Z | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10072/2219 | |
dc.description.abstract | In 1986, the OECD produced “Fighting Noise: Strengthening Noise Abatement Policies” [1] and, less than a decade
later, “Fighting Noise in the 1990s ” [2]. More recently, the Australian Academy of Sciences used a similar title [3] – all
dealing with the management of environmental noise. These titles clearly signaled resolve to tackle the issues of
environmental noise, including the focus of this paper, road traffic noise, and one would have hoped that, now a decade or
two down the track, we could report good progress. But, even in Australia, where we have had environmental noise
legislation for over 30 years; Environmental Protection Agencies or equivalent in each state; a highly competent skill and
knowledge base with respect to road traffic noise; noise control as an integral component of new roadway design – we are
losing the fight against road traffic noise. This paper demonstrates that we have a major problem in Australian cities of
exposure to high levels of road traffic, and that this situation will continue into the future, if not deteriorate. The paper
examines why this is so, and speculates that significant change at policy level will be required to address this problem. This
will require recognising that engineering noise control approaches to road traffic noise have failed to reduce overall urban
exposure and cannot be relied upon to do so in the future. New concepts such as soundscapes, where several professional
areas work together to define and implement desirable acoustic environments, warrant experimentation. | |
dc.description.peerreviewed | Yes | |
dc.description.publicationstatus | Yes | |
dc.language | English | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.publisher | Australian Acoustical Society | |
dc.publisher.place | Darlinghurst NSW | |
dc.publisher.uri | https://www.acoustics.asn.au/joomla/ | |
dc.relation.ispartof | 0 | |
dc.relation.ispartofconferencename | Acoustics 2004 | |
dc.relation.ispartofconferencetitle | Acoustics 2004: Transportation Noise and Vibration - The New Millenium | |
dc.relation.ispartofdatefrom | 2004-11-03 | |
dc.relation.ispartofdateto | 2004-11-05 | |
dc.relation.ispartoflocation | Gold Coast | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 240501 | |
dc.title | Road Traffic Noise: Losing the Fight? | |
dc.type | Conference output | |
dc.type.description | E1 - Conferences | |
dc.type.code | E - Conference Publications | |
dc.description.version | Version of Record (VoR) | |
gro.faculty | Griffith Sciences, Griffith School of Environment | |
gro.rights.copyright | © 2004 Australian Acoustical Society. The attached file is reproduced here in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the conference's website for access to the definitive, published version. | |
gro.date.issued | 2004 | |
gro.hasfulltext | Full Text | |
gro.griffith.author | Brown, Lex L. | |