doi: 10.7763/IJESD.2016.V7.767
Railway Noise Pollution Prevention in Terms of Regulations: Case Study of Istanbul
Göksel Demir1
,
Ayşe Kablan2 ,
Yaşar Avşar3 ,
ümmügülsüm Alyüz1 ,
Hatice Eser ökten1 ,
Şenay Yalçın1
- 1the Bahcesehir University Environmental Engineering Department, Besiktas Istanbul, Turkey
- 2Turkey Republic State Railway Department, Turkey
- 3Yildiz Technical University Environmental Engineering Department, Turkey
Abstract
Rail transport, being one of the major sources of ambient noise, causes an uncomfortable environment for the people living around railways. In Turkey, “Regulation on Assessment and Management of Environmental Noise” was published in 2010 in order to prevent noise-induced annoyance. In this study, preparation stages of generating a noise action plan was investigated by using case studies from Istanbul, which has not been applied to railway lines in Turkey yet. To this end, results from a detailed questionnaire, which examines effects of the noise on the people living around railways, were assessed, components of the study to reduce noise were described, a method of analysis was presented to design a noise barrier with cost effective considerations. Despite noise barrier is an expensive measure, it was one of the measures given on the local regulation, and therefore it was applied in this study. This study is intended to provide a roadmap for decision-makers and practitioners.
Keywords
- Noise
- pollution
- railway
How to Cite
Göksel Demir, Ayşe Kablan, Yaşar Avşar, ümmügülsüm Alyüz, Hatice Eser ökten, and Şenay Yalçın, "Railway Noise Pollution Prevention in Terms of Regulations: Case Study of Istanbul," International Journal of Environmental Science and Development, vol. 7, no. 3, pp. 198-202, 2016. https://doi.org/10.7763/IJESD.2016.V7.767
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Copyright © 2016 by the authors. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited (CC BY 4.0).