TY  - BOOK
AU  - Stewart,John
TI  - Why noise matters: a worldwide perspective on the problems, policies and solutions 
SN  - 978-1-84971-257-6
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Oxon
PB  - Earthscan
KW  - Contaminación acústica
KW  - Ruido
KW  - Aspectos ambientales
N1  - Índice; Bibliografía
N2  - Across the world, more people are disturbed by noise in their day-to-day lives than by any other pollutant on Earth. From the shanty towns of Mumbai to the smart boulevards of Paris, noise is a problem. It is damaging people's health, costing billions, and threatening the world's natural sound systems in the same way that climate change is altering its eco-systems. This book is an essential and comprehensive guide to the problems caused by noise worldwide and to ways in which we can tackle them. It examines why noise is so often overlooked and argues compellingly that it is the most neglected green issue of our age. Based on evidence from all over the world, this book showcases of policies and strategies that have worked to decrease noise pollution, offering lessons for policy-makers and environmental health professionals, campaigners and any individual affected by noise. Written by a renowned noise campaigner and experts in law and health, this book tells you all you need to know about noise as a social, cultural and environmental issue and how we can act to build a more peaceful world; Índice: Introduction Why Noise Matters Noise: Widespread and Worldwide Hear Me Now! Noise Can Harm Your Health! Noise: The Neglected Green Issue of our Age? Noise in the Workplace Transport Noise Neighbour/Neighbourhood Noise Piped Music: the music you cannot turn off Noise and the Law Making Change Happen
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