Who is the bigger culprit? Studying impacts of traffic and land use on noise levels in CBD area of Karachi, Pakistan

Mohammed Raza Mehdi (), Mudassar Hassan Arsalan (), Uneb Gazder (), Minho Kim (), Jeong Chang Seong (), Anil Namdeo () and Seo Il Chang ()
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Mohammed Raza Mehdi: NED University of Engineering and Technology
Mudassar Hassan Arsalan: University of Karachi
Uneb Gazder: University of Bahrain
Minho Kim: Sangmyung University
Jeong Chang Seong: University of West Georgia
Anil Namdeo: Newcastle University
Seo Il Chang: The University of Seoul

Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, 2018, vol. 20, issue 3, No 25, 1438 pages

Abstract: Abstract The trend of urbanization has attracted increased attention towards urban areas around the world. Central business districts (CBDs) serve as the core of commercial activities of urban areas and are often associated with high-density population. Noise pollution in urban areas, especially CBDs, is considered as an important issue for planners and policy makers especially with regard to human health. Noise prediction models for CBD area of Karachi, Pakistan, have been developed in this study using land use and traffic parameters. These models show that traffic and built-up space (especially residential land use) contribute positively and vacant space contributes negatively to the noise levels. However, it was found that traffic volume has higher impact, than land use, in terms of on noise levels in CBD area. The models of this research are anticipated to be used for planning of urban CBD areas in other cities where noise levels do not meet international health standards. In addition, they would be useful in calculating the rate of traffic volume associated with residential land use.

Keywords: Noise prediction; Land use; Traffic; CBD area; Karachi (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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