Urban Noise Control, Public Health and Sustainable Cities
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Pollution Prevention, Mitigation and Sustainability".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 2404
Special Issue Editors
Interests: Noise, soundscapes, noise control, sound design
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Interests: Noise, soundscapes, noise control, sound design
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In recent years, urban environments have undergone spatial reformulation, with spaces made more suitable, comfortable, and green; sustainable energy solutions employed; and net zero strategies established to create sustainable environments. Soundscape interventions and noise abatement measures have been suggested to address issues in the sonic environment. However, there is little evidence of their impacts in social, cultural, decision-making/behavioural, environmental, health, well-being, and policy contexts.
This Special Issue of Sustainability encourages the submission of articles and reviews presenting disciplinary, multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, and convergence research on “Urban Noise Control, Public Health and Sustainable Cities”. Topics may include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Environmental noise;
- Noise abatement;
- Emerging noise sources;
- Strategic soundscape planning;
- Soundscape interventions;
- Sustainable soundscapes;
- Soundscape design;
- Restorative sonic environments;
- Quiet areas;
- Urban health.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Prof. Dr. Ercan Altinsoy
Dr. Margret Sibylle Engel
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- environmental noise
- noise abatement
- emerging noise sources
- strategic soundscape planning
- soundscape interventions
- sustainable soundscapes
- soundscape design
- restorative sonic environment
- quiet areas
- urban health
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