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Area of Science:

  • Environmental Science
  • Transportation Engineering
  • Public Health

Background:

  • High global noise exposure poses health risks.
  • Noise pollution is often overlooked in impact assessments and policy.
  • Citizen mobility choices significantly influence environmental noise.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a method for calculating the noise footprint of citizens based on land transport use.
  • To assess the noise impact of private and public transportation in Switzerland.
  • To evaluate the potential noise reduction from an electrified vehicle fleet.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized the MATSim transport simulation model for Switzerland.
  • Integrated a noise characterization model (N-LCA) from life cycle assessment.
  • Combined transport simulation data with noise impact assessment.

Main Results:

  • Road transportation is the primary source of noise from land-based mobility.
  • A consumption-based noise footprint was calculated for Swiss citizens.
  • An electrified car fleet scenario demonstrated a potential 55% reduction in noise impacts, especially in urban areas.

Conclusions:

  • Citizen mobility, particularly road transport, creates a substantial noise footprint.
  • Electrification of transport offers significant potential for noise pollution mitigation in urban environments.
  • Noise impact assessment should be integrated into transport policy and planning.