Figure

Change in quiet areas between 2012 and 2017, for selected cities

Figure Created 11 Dec 2019 Published 12 Dec 2019 Last modified 12 Dec 2019

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Topics: Environment and health

Data submited by countries up to 01/01/2019

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Methodology:: Based on data officially reported by countries under the EU Environmental Noise Directive (2002/49/EC) up to 01/01/2019. Methodology is described in (ETC/ATNI (forthcoming), 2019,a)
Units:: % gain/loss of quiet areas surface
Rights:: EEA standard re-use policy: unless otherwise indicated, re-use of content on the EEA website for commercial or non-commercial purposes is permitted free of charge, provided that the source is acknowledged (https://www.eea.europa.eu/legal/copyright). Copyright holder: European Environment Agency (EEA).
Owners:: European Environment Agency (EEA)
Figure type:: Graph

Additional information

The city selection was based on the avaliability of spatial noise data from 2012 and 2017 for all sources of noise.

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Geographic coverage

Aalborg (North Denmark, Denmark) Aarhus (Central Jutland, Denmark) Bern (Bern, Switzerland) Cologne (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany) Copenhagen (Capital Region, Denmark) Cork (Munster, Ireland) Dublin (Leinster, Ireland) Düsseldorf (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany) Hamburg (Hamburg, Germany) Lausanne (Vaud, Switzerland) Munich (Bavaria, Germany) Prague (Hlavní město Praha, Czechia) Valletta (Il-Belt Valletta, Malta) Vilnius (Vilnius, Lithuania) Zurich (Zurich, Switzerland)