Session Titles and Descriptions for NoiseCon 2007
Technical Activity 8.0: Community Noise
8.1 Noise from Innovative and Alternative Energy Projects - Consolidated with session 8.12
8.2 Community Noise Around Airports - Go back
Organizers: Robin Gardner, Ben Sharp, Micah Downing
A community's perception of airport noise can stop airport expansion dead in its tracks. How can we explain extremely technical noise impact metrics to the Average Jane/Joe? How can noise mitigation help airports partner and work with
communities? After the Airport receives FAA Noise AIP money for these
impacts must they Dispose of Noise Compatible Land?
The goal of this session on Community Noise around Airports is to bring together scientist, government officials and other interested parties to discuss and exchange information regarding the different aspects of the community noise problems, its research, policy development, management and mitigation efforts around airports.
8.3 Methods to Verify Community Noise Limits have been Met -- Measurements and Modeling - Go back
Organizer: Frank Brittain
This special session will cover alternative methods to verify community noise limits have been met. Emphasis will be on measurement methods, and industrial facilities. Methods based on modeling will also be included, because background levels often prevent valid measurements. Since weather often causes community levels to fluctuate, both the effects of weather and determining when a time-varying level meets a specific limit will be included. Papers will describe methods based on Standards, successful non-standard methods, and useful techniques.
8.4 Ground-borne Noise and Vibration Modeling - Go back
Organizer: James Nelson
Ground borne noise and vibration prediction and control is an important aspect of the design of transportation systems, manufacturing facilities, and research instititutions. The problem is truly inter-disciplinary, involving source characterization, propagation, structure-soil interaction, and structure-borne vibration and sound transmission. Modeling of ground borne noise and vibration is becoming more important as transportation systems encroach on existing land uses and more common as high performance computing power becomes more accessible to the engineer. Modeling may involve any one or a combination of these components, for which different modeling approaches and integration of these approaches may be necessay.
The purposes of this session include bringing together people engaged in modeling ground-borne noise and vibration, and exploring the state-of-the-art. Topics may include ground transportation and industrial sources, sensitive manufacturing and research facilities, and construction generated vibration. Of particular interest would be the estimation of uncertainty associated with model predictions, and the comparison of model predictions with measurement data.
8.5 Community Noise in Countries of the Caribbean and Latin America - Consolidated with session 8.12
8.6 Low Frequency Noise in Communities - Go back
Organizer: Ben Sharp
We invite papers that describe case studies or regulatory issues on low frequency noise in residential communities.
8.7 Providing Community Noise Information to the Public - Consolidated with session 8.12
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8.9 Effects of Transportation Noise on Communities - Consolidated with session 6.3
8.10 Use of Alternative Noise Metrics - Go back
Organizer: Larry Finegold
This session will include presentations on recent projects, such as environmental noise impact assessments, etc., related to the use of alternative noise metrics other than Day-Night Average Sound Level (DNL).
8.11 Noise Policies and Regulatory Strategies at the Local Level - Go back
Organizer: Larry Finegold
Much of the recent discussion about updating environmental noise policies has addressed issues at the national and global levels. However, noise control strategies at the local level are often the most effective way to minimize exposure to environmental noise in communities. This session will highlight efforts at the local level to develop community noise policies and regulatory strategies, as well as innovative noise mitigation techniques.
8.12 Environmental & Community Noise -- Case Studies - Go back
Organizer: Larry Finegold
The Environmental Noise Impact Assessment Process is one of the key elements in an effective national noise policy. Starting with the National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA) of 1969, environmental noise impact assessment have been done for an untold number of community development projects and have steadily become more standardized and of better quality. This session will provide case studies of a variety of environmental noise impact assessment projects, with an emphasis on the analytical techniques being used for these important studies.
