Strategic Noise Maps 2007

Calculation Results / Tabular Evaluations

As required in the “Directive on the Assessment and Management of Environmental Noise”, strategic noise maps graphically represent the noise situation in the following isophone classes:

Fig. 2: Representation of isophone classes according to the requirements specified in the “Directive on the Assessment and Management of Environmental Noise”

They form the basis for preparing an overall urban noise reduction plan .

The noise exposure is specified through the following variables:

• Tabular data about the estimated number of persons living in areas located within the isophone bands according to Fig. 2. Figures should be rounded up or down to the next hundredth place.
• Tabular data about noise-exposed areas as well as the estimated number of dwellings, schools and hospitals in these areas for the following L_DEN values: L_DEN > 55 dB(A), L_DEN > 65 dB(A), L_DEN > 75 dB(A).

Road Traffic

Table 3: Number of persons exposed to road traffic noise in their dwellings (related to noise index LDEN)

Table 4: Number of persons exposed to road traffic noise in their dwellings (related to noise index LN)

Table 5: Areas, dwellings, school and hospital buildings exposed to road traffic noise

All individual buildings were included in the evaluation of the schools and hospitals involved. For example, if school complexes consisted of three buildings, three school buildings were evaluated.

Streetcar and Subway Traffic

Table 6: Number of persons exposed to streetcar and subway noise in their dwellings (related to noise index LDEN)

Table 7: Number of persons exposed to streetcar and subway noise in their dwellings (related to noise index LN)

Table 8: Areas, dwellings, school and hospital buildings exposed to streetcar and subway noise

All individual buildings were included in the evaluation of the schools and hospitals involved. For example, if school complexes consisted of three buildings, three school buildings were evaluated.

Industry and Commerce

Table 9: Number of persons exposed to industrial and commercial noise in their dwellings (related to noise index LDEN)

Table 10: Number of persons exposed to industrial and commercial noise in their dwellings (related to noise index LN)

Table 11: Areas, dwellings, school and hospital buildings exposed to industrial and commercial noise

All individual buildings were included in the evaluation of the schools and hospitals involved. For example, if school complexes consisted of three buildings, three school buildings were evaluated.

Air Traffic

Table 12: Number of persons exposed to aircraft noise in their dwellings (related to noise index LDEN)

Table 13: Number of persons exposed to aircraft noise in their dwellings (related to noise index LN)

Table 14: Areas, dwellings, school and hospital buildings exposed to aircraft noise

All individual buildings were included in the evaluation of the schools and hospitals involved. For example, if school complexes consisted of three buildings, three school buildings were evaluated.

Railway Traffic

Table 15: Number of persons exposed to railway and suburban fast train noise in their dwellings (related to noise index LDEN)

Table 16: Number of persons exposed to railway and suburban fast train noise in their dwellings (related to noise index LN)

Table 17: Areas, dwellings, school and hospital buildings exposed to railway and suburban fast train noise

All individual buildings were included in the evaluation of the schools and hospitals involved. For example, if school complexes consisted of three buildings, three school buildings were evaluated.