Noise
Subtitle: an element to the general plan of Merced County
By: Board of Supervisors, Planning Commmission, Planning Department; prepared by Trudi Mestnik, James Hansen, Glenn Gurney, Ray Bhakta
Publisher: Planning Commission
Published: 1975
Place of publication: Merced, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 55
Subjects: City planning; Noise control; Planning; Noise pollution; Control; Prevention; Traffic noise; Airport noise
Table of contents: title: Introduction. Purpose ; Goals; title: Summary. Findings: Major sources of noise ; Methods of action: Noise attenuation recommendations; title: The subject of noise. When does sound become noise ; Noise pollution ; Measuring noise ; Causes of noise pollution ; Effects of noise; title: Noise in the county of Merced. Sources of noise. Streets and highways ; Railroads ; Airports; title: Methods of action. How to cope with noise ; Planning based upon existing and potential sources of noise ; Application of noise attenuation planning; title: Appendix. A. L10 noise contours for selected areas of Merced County; title: B. Glossary; title: C. HUD guidelines for evaluation of site exposure to railway noise; title: HUD guidelines for noise exposure forecast (NEF) determination.