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T1 Environmental noise evolution during COVID-19 state of emergency: Evidence of Peru’s need for action plans
A1 Rodríguez, Rubén
A1 Machimbarrena Gutiérrez, María de la O
A1 Tarrero Fernández, Ana Isabel
K1 Environmental noise
K1 Ruido - Aspecto del medio ambiente
K1 Lima (Peru)
K1 Perú
K1 COVID-19
K1 Immobilization
K1 Movilidad social
K1 Traffic flow
K1 Tráfico urbano
K1 State of emergency
K1 Medidas de excepción
K1 Acoustics
K1 Acústica
K1 2201.05 Ruido
K1 5902.08 Política del Medio Ambiente
AB In Peru, as in many countries worldwide, varying degrees of restrictions have been established on the movement of the population after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the condition of pandemic by COVID-19. In Lima, there have been different degrees of compulsory social immobilization (CSI), and the resumption of activities was planned in three consecutive phases. To analyse and evaluate the influence of such restrictions on the evolution of environmental noise, an investigation was carried out in one of the main avenues in the city of Lima during various successive mobility restriction conditions. The sound pressure level was measured, and the traffic flow was also registered. Considering that in Peru there is no environmental noise monitoring system whatsoever, in situ data are extremely valuable and allow the environmental noise problem to be depicted, even if in a limited area of the big city. The results show that in spite of the strongly restrictive social immobilization conditions, the measured noise levels have remained above the WHO recommendations and often above the Peruvian environmental noise quality standards. The results highlight the need to properly assess the environmental noise and noise sources in the city of Lima as well as the number of people exposed in order to adequately implement effective and cost-efficient noise mitigation action plans.
PB MDPI
SN 2624-599X
YR 2022
FD 2022
LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/61807
UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/61807
LA eng
NO Acoustics, 2022, Vol. 4, Nº. 2, págs. 479-491
NO Producción Científica
DS UVaDOC
RD 06-ago-2024