Best practices in european cities

Working Group Noise

Best Practices in European Cities

Content

• Introduction

• Noise Questionnaire WG Noise 2008

• Existing en future measures

• Best Practices in European cities

• Conclusions

9 Apr 2023 noise questionnaire 2

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Introduction• DCMR EPA (Greater Rotterdam Area)

– Province of South Holland

– 18 municipalities, including Rotterdam

• Former manager Noise Section

• Chairman WG Noise Alliance of Dutch Provinces (2006)

• Noise Expert CEMR/CCRE (until 2008)

• European Policy Advisor DCMR EPA

• Member Expert Group Environmt. Noise EC

• Chairman Working Group Noise EUROCITIES

• Member EUROCITIES Environmental Forum

• Chairman congress Noise in the City 2008

Activities Working Group Noise

• Exchange of knowledge & experiences

• Noise in the City 2008• Noise Questionnaire• Position Paper on END• Gaining Political Interest• Consultations EU legislation &

requirements• Participation in projects/programmes4


Yield Noise Questionnaire

"yield"

received and filled in

received and not filled in

no reply

44%


Main noise problems in cities are:

Figure 1 Question 1a: main noise problems

98%54%

66%70%

63%55%

66%5%

0% 50% 100% 150%

1

answer

percentage

Low frequency noise

Neighbourhood noise

Recreational noise

Air traffic noise

Construction noise

Railway noise

Industrial noise

Traffic noise

Noise exposed people European cities



Figure 2 Question 1b:does your city have a noise policiy

plan or another environmental policy plan including noise?

68%

30%2%

yes

no

unknown

Noise plans in cities

Not all plans are based on END 2002/49/EC


Figure 3 Question 2a: does your city have legal powers to

combat noise?

91%

7% 2%

Yes

No

Unknown

Municipal powers to combat noise

But these powers are often limited


Presence of Noise Experts

Figure 4 Question 3a: does your city have noise

department or noise experts?

77%

19%4%

Yes

No

Unknown


Type of noise expertise

Figure 5Question 3b: what kind of noise expertise is available in

your department?

71%61%

43%64%

27%30%

52%38%

54%13%

9%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80%

1

Unknown

other kind of noiseexpertiseneighbour noise

acoustic insulation

construction noise

recreational noise

low frequency noise

industrial noise

airport noise

railway noise

road traffic noise


Noise budget

Figure 6.2 Question 3c - does your city have a "noise

budget?"

61%7%

32%Yes

No

Unknown

City of Utrecht


City of Florence



Budget cities p.p.


Way of measuring noise

figure 7 Question 5: which measurements do you use of prefer when determining the noise levels in your

city?

9%

21%

66%

4%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80%

1

answer

percentage

unknown

combination of both

noise calculations withcomputer software

Noise measurements


Presence of Noise Maps

Figure 8 Question 6: does your city have noise maps?

70%

7%

9%

2%

13%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80%

1

answer

percentage

unknown

No, we don't evenconsider providing them

Not yet, we are enforcedto do it in 2012according tothe ENDYes, but based on otherlegislation, policies etc.

Yes, accordinging toEND 2002/49/EC


Integrated measures

Figure 9 Question 7b: has your city utilised measures that

were benifical for noise reduction and other environmental issues?

75%

13%

13%

Yes

No

Unknown


Disappointing measures

Figure 10 Question 8a: does your city have disappointing

experiences applying noise measures?

23%

66%

11%

Yes

No

Unknown


Outstanding examples of measures

Figure 11Quesion 8b: does your city have outstanding

examples of noise measures that have been taken in the past?

50%41%

9%

Yes

No

Unknown


Are cities monitoring the noise?

Figure 12Question 9: does your city monitor noise?

13%18%

11%21%

18%11%

4%

5%

0% 10% 20% 30%

1

answer

percentage

unknown

other

No, we don't monitor noise and don'tconsider it either

No, we don't monitor noise and have noexperience but have to consider it

Yes, we monitor noise but merely basedon noise calculations

Yes, we monitor noise with acombination of fixed and mobile NMU's

Yes, we monitor noise with mobileNMU's

Yes, we monitor noise permanently witha fixed Noise Monitoring Unit (NMU)


Quiet Urban Areas

Figure 13 Question 10: does your city have Quiet Urban

Areas?

34%

61%

5%

Yes

No

Unknown


Support is wanted?

Figure 14Question 11: does your city require information, assistance, education or training in ordert to set

up adequate noise management?

45%

48%

7%

Yes

No

Unknown


Political awareness

Figure 15Question 12: is the management and/or city

government aware of the annoyance and threats of long lasting noise?

79%13%

5%4%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

1answer

percentage

partly

Unknown

No

Yes


Effectiveness of the END?

Figure 16 Question 13a: does your city think that the

Environmental Noise Directive 2002/49/EC is effective?

55%34%

11%

Yes

No

Unknown


Adding limits to the END?

Figure 17Question 13b: does your city support the idea of

adding limits to the END?

46%

36%

18%

Yes

No

Unknown


Source policies EU are sufficient?

Figure 18 Question 14: does your city think that efforts made by the EC to lower the noise of vehicles, tyres, trams, trains and aicrafts are sufficient?

48%

38%

14%

Yes

No

Unknown


Provisional data agglomerations


Some remarks

• Question about noise budget was a

fuzzy question (costs of measures in- or

excluded?)

• Number of exposed people we have

to realize that these are based on

different methods (incomparable)

• Deadline reporting


WGN answers on this Noise Questionnaire

• Pay attention to neighbourhood and construction

noise too

• Additional questions are needed

• Network EU monitoring in cities

• Exchange programme for noise and integrated

measures to cities

• Quiet areas guideline (criteria, designate,

preserve)

Noise Questionnaire

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