整个城市的环境噪音污染的时空模式在卢旺达基加利,卢旺达
Jean Remy Kubwimana1,2, Sierra N Clark3, James Nimo4,5
1School of Computational and Communication Science and Engineering, The Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology, Arusha, Tanzania.
概括
卢旺达基加利的环境噪音通常超过国家标准,特别是在商业和高密度住宅区. 这项研究强调,随着城市的发展,城市政策需要解决噪音污染问题.
科学领域:
- 环境科学 环境科学
- 城市规划 城市规划
- 声学 声学 在声学方面
背景情况:
- 在撒哈拉以南非洲城市的快速城市化中,噪音污染越来越令人担忧.
- 与空气污染相比,环境噪音污染的数据和政策努力有限.
- 基加利提供了一个独特的案例研究,由于其独特的地形和监管体系.
研究的目的:
- 为了描述卢旺达基加利的环境噪音模式.
- 为有关噪音污染的城市政策提供信息.
- 将噪声水平与卢旺达标准和国际准则进行比较.
主要方法:
- 在不同社区建立了130个监测站点 (10个固定站点,120个旋转站点).
- 收集了一年和一周的噪音样本 (2022年11月至2023年12月).
- 计算机噪声指标包括LAeq1h,LAeq24h,Lday和Lnight.
主要成果:
- 每日噪音水平在38dBA至85dBA之间.
- 商业,商业,工业 (CBI) 和高密度住宅 (HD) 地区的噪音水平最高.
- 63%的白天值和69%的夜间值超过了卢旺达的标准.
结论:
- 基加利的环境噪声经常超过既定标准,对居民构成风险.
- 城市的增长和密集化需要有针对性的环境政策.
- 进一步评估噪音来源,风险人群和对健康的影响至关重要.
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