Cerwén, Gunnar and Mossberg, Frans
(2019).
Implementation of quiet areas in Sweden.
International journal of environmental research and public health. 16
, 1-18
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Abstract
The notion of quiet areas has received increasing attention within the EU in recent years.
The EU Environmental Noise Directive (END) of 2002 stipulates that member states should map existing quiet areas and formulate strategies to keep these quiet. Quiet areas could play an important role in balancing densified urban development by ensuring access to relative quietness and associated health benefits.
This paper reports on a recent study investigating how the notion of quiet areas has been implemented in Sweden. The study, initiated by the Sound Environment Center in 2017, was carried out in two phases. In phase one, an overview of the current situation was obtained by scrutinizing regional and municipal mapping initiatives, aided by a short digital questionnaire sent out to all 290 municipalities in Sweden. This provided a general understanding and highlighted initiatives for further study in phase two.
The results revealed that 41% (n = 118) of Sweden’s municipalities include quiet areas in their general plans, but that significantly fewer of these have sophisticated strategies for implementation (n = 16; 6%). Moreover, the interest in quiet areas in municipalities does not seem to be directly related to the END, but is instead inspired by previous regional initiatives in Sweden. The study highlights a number of considerations and examples of how quiet areas are approached in Sweden today. In general, Sweden has come a long way in terms of identifying and mapping quiet areas, but more progress is needed in developing strategies to protect, maintain, and publicize quiet areas.
Authors/Creators: | Cerwén, Gunnar and Mossberg, Frans | ||||
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Title: | Implementation of quiet areas in Sweden | ||||
Series Name/Journal: | International journal of environmental research and public health | ||||
Year of publishing : | 2019 | ||||
Volume: | 16 | ||||
Page range: | 1-18 | ||||
Number of Pages: | 18 | ||||
Publisher: | MDPI | ||||
ISSN: | 1660-4601 | ||||
Language: | English | ||||
Publication Type: | Research article | ||||
Refereed: | Yes | ||||
Article category: | Scientific peer reviewed | ||||
Version: | Published version | ||||
Copyright: | Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0 | ||||
Full Text Status: | Public | ||||
Subjects: | (A) Swedish standard research categories 2011 > 4 Agricultural Sciences > 401 Agricultural, Forestry and Fisheries > Landscape Architecture (A) Swedish standard research categories 2011 > 3 Medical and Health Sciences > 303 Health Sciences > Environmental Health and Occupational Health (A) Swedish standard research categories 2011 > 4 Agricultural Sciences > 405 Other Agricultural Sciences > Environmental Sciences related to Agriculture and Land-use | ||||
Keywords: | quiet areas, environmental noise, noise abatement, soundscape design, landscape planning, urban planning, general plan, sustainability | ||||
URN:NBN: | urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-e-5186 | ||||
Permanent URL: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-e-5186 | ||||
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Alternative URL: | https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/16/1/134 | ||||
ID Code: | 15865 | ||||
Faculty: | LTV - Fakulteten för landskapsarkitektur, trädgårds- och växtproduktionsvetenskap | ||||
Department: | (LTJ, LTV) > Department of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101) | ||||
Deposited By: | SLUpub Connector | ||||
Deposited On: | 25 Jan 2019 10:23 | ||||
Metadata Last Modified: | 01 Aug 2020 10:03 |
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