| Svetlana Allahverdiyeva, Vafa Jafarova Noise in Big Cities and Methods of Combating It |
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| Abstract. One of the most widespread harmful factors of the urban environment is noise. Noise sources interfere with people’s rest, causing dissatisfaction and irritation. When designing buildings and structures, architects must take into account the noise load on individual facilities as well as on the entire building complex. Noise protection can be implemented both at the source of noise generation and along its path of propagation. For the effective adoption of appropriate measures, it is necessary to know the noise characteristics of the sources. Noise maps make it possible to more rationally plan measures to combat noise of both urban-planning and administrative nature related to the organization of urban transport traffic. Transport, industrial, and domestic noise are considered as the main noise sources. The effectiveness of protecting buildings from sound waves increases with distance; moreover, the efficiency of protection is enhanced by greening the space located between the noise source and the receiver. Satisfactory protection results can be achieved when the green zone extends over more than 100 m. The construction of buildings with enclosed courtyard layouts in developments strictly parallel to the street should be considered an effective measure; however, such an arrangement affects the architectural and planning solution of the building. The main methods used to limit noise propagation in-clude appropriate external and internal spatial planning, the installation of ade-quate sound insulation for the enclosing structures of residential and public buildings, and related measures. |
| Keywords: Noise sources; noise load; transport noise; industrial noise; domestic noise; pro-tection efficiency; sound insulation of enclosing structures |
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| DOI: https://doi.org/10.54381/itta2026.2.01 |