Internal report State of the art of noise mapping in Europe Prepared by: Anna Ripoll Final draft version 16 August 2005 Project manager: Anna Bäckman Universitat Antònoma de Barcelona Edifici C – Torre C5 4ª planta 08193 Bellaterrra (Barcelona) Spain Contact: [email protected] European Topic Centre Terrestrial Environment TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 Acknowledgements................................................................. 3 2 Executive Summary ................................................................ 4 3 Introduction............................................................................ 5 3.1 The 2002/49/EC Environmental Noise Directive ......................................... 5 3.2 Background on Noise Mapping Activities in Europe ..................................... 5 3.3 Objectives ........................................................................................... 6 3.4 Noise Mapping Process .......................................................................... 6 3.5 Case Studies ........................................................................................ 7 4 Berlin Case Study.................................................................... 8 4.1 Introduction ......................................................................................... 8 4.2 Noise Emission Data.............................................................................. 8 4.3 Noise Propagation Data.......................................................................... 9 4.4 Indicators and Maps ............................................................................ 10 4.5 Lesson Learnt..................................................................................... 10 5 Birmingham Case study ........................................................ 11 5.1 Introduction ....................................................................................... 11 5.2 Noise Emission Data............................................................................ 11 5.3 Noise Propagation Data........................................................................ 14 5.4 Noise Immission data .......................................................................... 15 5.5 Noise Measurement Data ..................................................................... 15 5.6 Calculation Method.............................................................................. 16 5.7 Indicators and Maps ............................................................................ 16 5.8 Problems Encountered and Lessons Learnt ............................................. 17 6 Dublin Case Study ................................................................. 18 6.1 Introduction ....................................................................................... 18 6.2 Emission Data .................................................................................... 18 6.3 Noise Propagation data ........................................................................ 19 6.4 Noise Immission data .......................................................................... 19 6.5 Calculation Method.............................................................................. 20 6.6 Indicators .......................................................................................... 20 6.7 Problems encountered and Lessons Learnt.............................................. 20 7 Greater Lyon case study ....................................................... 21 7.1 Introduction ....................................................................................... 21 7.2 Noise Emission Data............................................................................ 21 7.3 Noise Propagation Data........................................................................ 22 7.4 Noise Immission Data.......................................................................... 22 7.5 Calculation method ............................................................................. 22 7.6 Problems encountered and lessons learnt ............................................... 23 8 London Case Study................................................................ 24 8.1 Introduction ....................................................................................... 24 8.2 Noise Emission Data............................................................................ 24 8.3 Noise Propagation Data........................................................................ 26 8.4 Noise Immission Data.......................................................................... 27 8.5 Calculation Method.............................................................................. 27 8.6 Indicator and Maps ............................................................................. 28 8.7 Problems Encountered and Lessons Learnt ............................................. 28 9 Stockholm............................................................................. 30 WkF_Finalreport_050816_AR.doc i European Topic Centre Terrestrial Environment 9.1 Introduction ....................................................................................... 30 9.2 Emission data..................................................................................... 30 9.3 Propagation data ................................................................................ 31 9.4 Immission data................................................................................... 31 9.5 Calculation methods............................................................................ 31 9.6 Maps and indicators ............................................................................ 31 9.7 Problems encountered and lessons learnt ............................................... 32 10 Vienna Case Study ................................................................ 33 10.1 Introduction ....................................................................................... 33 10.2 Noise Emission Data............................................................................ 34 10.3 Noise Propagation data ........................................................................ 35 10.4 Noise Immission data .......................................................................... 35 10.5 Indicators and maps............................................................................ 36 10.6 Problems encountered and lessons learnt ............................................... 36 11 Vitoria-Gasteiz Case Study.................................................... 37 11.1 Introduction ....................................................................................... 37 11.2 Noise Emission data ............................................................................ 37 11.3 Noise Propagation data ........................................................................ 38 11.4 Noise Immission data .......................................................................... 38 11.5 Calculation Methods ............................................................................ 39 11.6 Indicators and Maps ............................................................................ 39 11.7 Problems encountered and Lessons Learnt.............................................. 40 12 Cyprus Case Study ................................................................ 41 12.1 Introduction ....................................................................................... 41 12.2 Measurements Methods ....................................................................... 41 12.3 Indicators and Maps ............................................................................ 41 12.4 Problems encountered and lessons learnt ............................................... 41 13 Madrid................................................................................... 42 13.1 Introduction ....................................................................................... 42 13.2 Measurement and Calculation Methods................................................... 42 13.3 Problems encountered and Lessons Learnt.............................................. 44 14 Prague Case Study ................................................................ 45 14.1 Introduction ....................................................................................... 45 14.2 Calculation Methods ............................................................................ 45 14.3 Indicators and maps............................................................................ 46 14.4 Problems encountered and Lessons learnt .............................................. 47 15 Conclusions........................................................................... 48 16 Glossary of Terms ................................................................. 51 17 References ............................................................................ 52 18 Annexes ................................................................................ 54 WkF_Finalreport_050816_AR.doc ii European Topic Centre Terrestrial Environment 1 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This report was developed with the voluntary support of the noise-mapping experts of the responsible authorities at local, regional and national level. The report benefited from the expert input of Roman Ortner, Austrian Federal Environment Agency; Werner Talasch, Vienna municipality; Julie Vallet, Acoucité - Noise Observatory of Grand Lyon; Plácido Perera, Madrid municipality;