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How European
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noise policies
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can support actions at a local
level
Henk Wolfert

henk.wolfert@dcmr.nl
13 november 2009

Content

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Introduction
Working Group Noise activities
Recommendations to improve the
END
What is wanted from EU?
Conclusions
Questions

Introduction

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DCMR EPA (Greater Rotterdam Area)

Province of South Holland
18 municipalities,
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Rotterdam
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Former manager Noise Section
Chairman WG Noise Alliance of Dutch Provinces
(2006)
Noise Expert CEMR/CCRE (until 2008)
European Policy Advisor DCMR EPA
p Group
p Environmt. Noise EC
Member Expert
Chairman Working Group Noise EUROCITIES
Member EUROCITIES Environmental Forum
Chairman congress Noise in the City 2008

About Working Group Noise

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Activities Working Group Noise

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Exchange
h
off knowledge
k
l d &
experiences
Noise
N i iin th
the Cit
City 2008
Noise Questionnaire
Position Paper on END
Gaining Political Interest
Consultations EU legislation &
requirements
Participation in
projects/programmes

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Noise in the City 2008 Amsterdam EPA

Noise Questionnaire

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Noise
Questionnaire,
ti
i
the
th good
d & bad
b d news

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55% of citi
citizens
ens in cities are e
exposed
posed > 55dB Lden

Most cities are aware of their noise problems

Poor progress has been made on noise reduction

Poor progress on noise reduction at source

END is helpful to show the extent of noise burden EU

END isn't effective enough

Doubting about adding limits to the END

Quiet Urban Areas, where are they?

Main noise problems in cities are: EPA

Figure 1
Question 1a: main noise problems

5%
answer
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Low frequency noise

66%
55%
63%
70%
66%
54%

Neighbourhood noise
Recreational noise
Ai ttraffic
Air
ffi noise
i
Construction noise

98%
0%

50%
100%
percentage

Railway noise
150%

Industrial noise
Traffic noise

Noise Budgets in Cities

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budget in euros per person

9,00
Antwerp
Athens
Birmingham
8,00

Brussels
Bursa
Chemnitz
Constantza
Dublin
Eindhoven

7,00

EspoO
Florence
Frankfurt

6,00
,

Helisinki
Klaipeda
Lisbon

5,00
euros

Liverpool
Ljubljana
London
Lyon
Madrid
Malmo

4,00

Manchester
Munich
Ni

3,00

Oslo
Porto
Rotterdam

2,00

Sheffield
Stockholm
T
Tampere

1,00

10
0,00
1

Timisoara
Utrecht
Warsaw

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Position Paper on END

Visualisation Noise burden in EU

g data
Obtaining
Common methods
Informing the public
Cross border situation
Action Plans
Quiet Urban Areas
Military sites
Threshold value too high

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Recommendations END [1]

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3.
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4.
5.
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7.
8.

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Data structures (guidelines)

p future situation
Noise Maps
Cumulative Noise Maps
Strengthening Cross Border Coordination
Inclusion of Military Sites
SMART Action Plans are needed
Lower thresholds 40 LDEN 35 LNIGHT
Limits and/or targets

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Recommendations END [2]

9. Measures to stimulate public and political
debate
10. Other noise sort could be included in
action plans (scooters, mopeds etc.)
11. Formal status Good Practice Guide
12. Stronger link with EU policies on sources
and stricter ELV for vehicles etc.
13. Elimination of inconsistencies and
ambiguities
14. More attention to Quiet ((Urban)) Areas

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And,.. not to forget:

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Recommendations
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EU [1]

Stricter ELVs for:

Vehicles
Tyres
Railwayy stock
Airplanes
Outdoor Equipment

Promote holistic and integrated

approaches
Horizontal (with other policy field)
Vertical (multi-level)

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Recommendations
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cities
i i [2]
Synchronise EU plans (Air, Energy,
Noise.)
Raise consumer awareness
Labelling products
European helpdesk
For experts
For public

Quiet city Award

Award, other initiatives
European Noise Ambassador

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Li ki with
Linking
i h other
h fields
fi ld city
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Hybrid solution:
p
electrical traction
Low speeds:
Modest speed: generator + electrical
petrol, diesel, bio-diesel, bio-ethanol, hydrogen, CNG

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Example: Side skirts

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Energy saving (5-15 %)

Less CO2
Less Noise
Less Casualties
Less Air Pollution

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Washing roads
rain

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Super fast charging points

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Automotive & industrial:

- small electric vehicles
- industrial electric vehicles
- electric & hybrid cars
- plug-in hybrid cars
- automated transportations
Within 15-30 minutes electric scooters and
cars can be charged.

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Purifies air as well!

NO2
PM
noise

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