39 Noise Control Criteria and Regulations S. Akishita

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39.1 Introduction ..................................................................... 39-1

39.2 Basic Ideas behind Noise Policy ..................................... 39-1

39.3 Legislation ........................................................................ 39-2

Action Plans † Publication of Data by the European

Commission † Proposal for Further European Union

Action

39.4 Regulation ........................................................................ 39-4

39.5 Measures of Noise Evaluation ........................................ 39-5

Summary

In this chapter, the basic ideas behind the development of noise control criteria and regulations are discussed, taking

into consideration that the standards and criteria vary from country to country and depend on governments in

power. Legislations in the European Union and regulations in Japan are introduced as typical examples. Some

indexes as measures of noise evaluation are described.

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