Who is the bigger culprit? Studying impacts of traffic and land use on noise levels in CBD area of Karachi, Pakistan

Authors: Mehdi M.R., Arsalan M.H., Gazder U., Kim M., Seong J.C., Namdeo A., Chang S.I.

Author Affiliations: Mehdi, M.R., Department of Urban & Infrastructure Engineering, NED University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi, Pakistan; Arsalan, M.H., Geoinformatics and Sustainable Development Research Lab, Institute of Space and Planetary Astrophysics, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan; Gazder, U., Department of Civil Engineering, University of Bahrain, Saudi Arabia; Kim, M., Department of Geography, Sangmyung University, Seoul, South Korea; Seong, J.C., Department of Geosciences, University of West Georgia, Carrollton, GA, United States; Namdeo, A., School of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle, United Kingdom; Chang, S.I., Department of Environmental Engineering, Graduate Department of Energy and Environmental System Engineering, The University of Seoul, Seoul, South Korea

Publication Date: 2018

The trend of urbanization has attracted increased attention towards urban areas around the world. Central business districts (CBDs) serve as the core of commercial activities of urban areas and are often associated with high-density population. Noise pollution in urban areas, especially CBDs, is considered as an important issue for planners and policy makers especially with regard to human health. Noise prediction models for CBD area of Karachi, Pakistan, have been developed in this study using land use and traffic parameters. These models show that traffic and built-up space (especially residential land use) contribute positively and vacant space contributes negatively to the noise levels. However, it was found that traffic volume has higher impact, than land use, in terms of on noise levels in CBD area. The models of this research are anticipated to be used for planning of urban CBD areas in other cities where noise levels do not meet international health standards. In addition, they would be useful in calculating the rate of traffic volume associated with residential land use. © 2017, Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht.

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Who is the bigger culprit? Studying impacts of traffic and land use on noise levels in CBD area of Karachi, Pakistan

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