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Good practice guide on noise exposure and potential health effects: This guide is intended to assist policy makers and competent authorities in understanding and fulfilling the action planning requirements of Directive 2002/49/EC
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Towards a resource-efficient transport system — TERM 2009: Indicators tracking transport and environment in the European Union
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The electric car comes of age: The electric car is on the verge of breaking through, offering a realistic choice for innovative and clean mobility.
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Explore the NOISE: Noise affects a large number of Europeans, which perceive it as one of the major environmental problems. It can affect people in both physiological and psychological ways, interfering with basic activities such as sleep, rest, study and communication. The NOISE database establishes a system of source identification, noise mapping and population exposure assessments based upon noise indicators for Europe.
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Traffic noise map of Rotterdam, the Netherlands: Located in Data and maps › Maps and graphs
Noise data for 52 European cities: The questionnaire asked how many people were exposed to what noise classes.
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Perceived and reported noise pollution: EC, 2007a and 2007 data reported under the Directive on environmental noise (EEA, 2008)
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Ensuring quality of life in Europe's cities and towns: In May 2008, the Council of Europe's Congress of Local and Regional Authorities captured the concerns and desires of urban policy‑makers and citizens in the title of its new European Urban Charter: Manifesto for a new urbanity. Like numerous other international and European charters, conventions and declarations, the manifesto describes with some apprehension the 'unprecedented environmental, democratic, cultural, social and economic challenges' facing urban centres and their inhabitants. Our report on quality of life in Europe's cities and towns reiterates these concerns but also unravels the many apparent paradoxes of urban development and the sometimes perplexing realities of urban Europe today. The report defines a vision for progress towards a more sustainable, well‑designed urban future.
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Transport at a crossroads. TERM 2008: indicators tracking transport and environment in the European Union: The TERM 2008 report examines the performance of the transport sector vis-a-vis environmental performance. It concludes that there are plenty of options for synergies between different policy initiatives but also a risk of measures counteracting each other.
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Environmental health monitoring system in the Czech Republic: Located in Data and maps › Maps and graphs