A Rational Approach to Determining Environmental Noise Indicators

Abstract

Environmental noise indicator values that are completely accurate and precise can only be obtained through continuous noise monitoring, which is a highly complex and multifaceted task. In case heavy road traffic is the dominant noise source, accurate and precise data on annual noise indicator values are also obtainable through semicontinuous monitoring. Such a procedure is a rational approach to the given task, as it requires considerably shorter utilization of resources, whereby the primary issue is how to choose the measurement time interval. To help determine the optimal measurement time interval, this paper uses the results of continuous noise monitoring at a selected measurement location as an attempt to minimize the measurement time interval. The choice of the optimal measuring strategy of the problem defined by multiple criteria has been made using the PROMETHEE method, as the most acceptable method for comparing the different alternatives.

Keywords

• measurement time interval
• multi-criteria optimization
• noise monitoring
• PROMETHEE method
• road traffic noise