The impact of design on traffic noise control in an urban park

dc.contributor.author	Papafotiou, M	en
dc.contributor.author	Chronopoulos, J	en
dc.contributor.author	Tsiotsios, A	en
dc.contributor.author	Mouzakis, K	en
dc.contributor.author	Balotis, G	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-06-06T06:45:45Z
dc.date.available	2014-06-06T06:45:45Z
dc.date.issued	2004	en
dc.identifier.issn	05677572	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://62.217.125.90/xmlui/handle/123456789/2597
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dc.subject	City	en
dc.subject	Garden	en
dc.subject	Sound	en
dc.subject	Sound abatement	en
dc.subject	Sound barrier	en
dc.subject	Vegetation	en
dc.title	The impact of design on traffic noise control in an urban park	en
heal.type	conferenceItem	en
heal.publicationDate	2004	en
heal.abstract	The noise (dBA L10 and L95) was measured on the whole area of the National Garden of Athens, a ""closed"" type public garden in the English style in the city center. Major differences in traffic noise reduction were found in the first 20-40 m of the garden perimeter. Dense vegetation of shrubs and trees, compared to areas where the vegetation was interrupted by lanes or to areas with lawn and bedding plants, resulted in 2 dBA and 4 dBA extra noise reduction, respectively. Lanes vertical to the noise source reduced the noise less than parallel ones. Differences of the garden altitude also affected noise reduction.	en
heal.journalName	Acta Horticulturae	en
dc.identifier.volume	643	en
dc.identifier.spage	277	en
dc.identifier.epage	279	en