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CALM Workshop "Research Priorities for Noise Mitigation in Urban Areas"
Brussels, October 18, 2005

Objectives

Elaboration of research priorities in noise abatement measures, noise effects and cost-benefit aspects, with special emphasis of the cities’ point of view.

Workshop Programme
and Presentations (PDF for Printout)

Venue: Diamant Centre, Room ‘Darwin’
Diamant Building / 80 Bd. A. Reyers LN / B-1030 Brussels / Belgium
(http://www.diamant.be)
 

09:00	Registration
09:30	Welcome & Opening J. Affenzeller, AVL, AT
09:35	Session 1 (chaired by A. Rust, AVL, AT)
	Introduction (0.7 MB) M. van den Berg, Min. VROM, NL Global and Integrated Strategies for Urban Noise Protection (0.6 MB) M. Jaecker-Cueppers, UBA, DE Noise Mapping as a Tool for Creating Efficient Noise Action Plans (2.9 MB) W. Probst, ACCON, DE
10:40	Coffee Break
11:00	Session 2 (chaired by St. Phillips, FEHRL, BE)
	Case Studies: Noise Action Planning in London (1.3 MB) M. Dixon, Greater London Authority, UK Noise Action Planning in Brussels (1.3 MB) C. Bourbon, IBGE, BE Discussion The PIEK Programme in the Netherlands (0.6 MB) R. Goevaers, SenterNovem, NL
12:20	Lunch Break
13:20	Session 3 (chaired by M. van den Berg, Min. VROM, NL)
	Split into 2 Working Groups for Setting Research Priorities (Rooms Darwin + Newton C) Group 1: City Planning (incl. health effects and cost-benefit aspects) M. Jaecker-Cueppers, UBA, DE Group 2: (Source-Related) Technology (incl. cost-benefit aspects and health effects) H. Steven, TUEV NORD, DE
14:50	Coffee Break
15:10	Session 4 (chaired by J. Affenzeller, AVL, AT)
	Plenum (Room Darwin) Reporting of Group 1 and 2 Concluding Discussion of Research Needs and Priorities
16:00	End of Workshop

 

	Detailed Workshop Report
	List of Participants

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