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Study on fair and equitable distribution of aircraft at Gatwick (2022)
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Torija Martinez, A., Clark, C., Lavia, L., Manuel, G., & Lomax, C. Study on fair and equitable distribution of aircraft at Gatwick

Fair and Equitable Dispersion (FED) was introduced in 2015 as an aspirational objective among others, by communities affected by noise from aircraft using London’s Gatwick Airport. The airport’s Noise Management Board (NMB) was established as a resul... Read More about Study on fair and equitable distribution of aircraft at Gatwick.

Generation and analysis of artificial warning sounds for electric scooters (2021)
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Torija Martinez, A., Elliott, A., Harris, L., Podwinska, Z., Welham, C., Nicholls, R., …Williams, D. Generation and analysis of artificial warning sounds for electric scooters

• emTransit B.V (Dott) is a European mobility operator currently operating over 30,000 electric scooters in Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Poland and now the UK. The company aims to expand its UK operations and has recently won a tender for the Tra... Read More about Generation and analysis of artificial warning sounds for electric scooters.

Do on-farm natural, restored, managed and constructed wetlands mitigate agricultural pollution in Great Britain and Ireland? (2015)
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Newman, J., Acreman, M., Palmer-Felgate, E., Verhoeven, J., Scholz, M., & Maltby, E. (2015). Do on-farm natural, restored, managed and constructed wetlands mitigate agricultural pollution in Great Britain and Ireland?

Wetlands in agricultural landscapes offer a number of benefits to the landscape function in which they are set, reducing nutrient runoff, providing additional habitat mosaics and offering various ecosystem services. They require careful planning and... Read More about Do on-farm natural, restored, managed and constructed wetlands mitigate agricultural pollution in Great Britain and Ireland?.

Wind turbine amplitude modulation: research to improve understanding as to its cause & effect (2013)
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Cand, M., Bullmore, A., Smith, M., von Hünerbein, S., & Davis, R. (2013). Wind turbine amplitude modulation: research to improve understanding as to its cause & effect

This report contains full details of Renewable UK’s research into amplitude modulation, detailing the identification, occurrence and mitigation of a characteristic known as Other Amplitude Modulation(OAM).

Health impacts of wind turbines (2013)
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von Hünerbein, S., Moorhouse, A., Fiumicelli, D., & Baguley, D. (2013). Health impacts of wind turbines

This report presents the results of a rapid, desk based analysis of peer reviewed UK and international literature from the last four years on the effects of wind turbines on human health. The review covers literature specified by the Scottish governm... Read More about Health impacts of wind turbines.

Human response to vibration in residential environments (NANR209), executive summary (2012)
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Waddington, D., Moorhouse, A., Steele, A., Woodcock, J., Condie, J., Peris, E., …Koziel, Z. (2012). Human response to vibration in residential environments (NANR209), executive summary

The aim of the Defra-funded project NANR209 ‘Human response to vibration in residential environments’ was to develop exposure-response relationships for vibration experienced in residential environments from sources outside of the residents’ control.... Read More about Human response to vibration in residential environments (NANR209), executive summary.

Human response to vibration in residential environments (NANR209), Technical report 6 : determination of exposure-response relationships (2012)
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Woodcock, J., Peris, E., Condie, J., Sica, G., Koziel, Z., Evans, T., …Waddington, D. (2012). Human response to vibration in residential environments (NANR209), Technical report 6 : determination of exposure-response relationships

This technical report presents the development of exposure-response relationships for the human response to vibration in residential environments. The data used to formulate the relationships presented in this report are those which were collected fo... Read More about Human response to vibration in residential environments (NANR209), Technical report 6 : determination of exposure-response relationships.

Human response to vibration in residential environments (NANR209), technical report 3 : calculation of vibration exposure (2011)
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Sica, G., Woodcock, J., Peris, E., Koziel, Z., Moorhouse, A., & Waddington, D. (2011). Human response to vibration in residential environments (NANR209), technical report 3 : calculation of vibration exposure

The Technical Report 3 describes the research undertaken to develop a methodology by which human exposure to vibration in residential environments can be calculated. That work has carried out by the University of Salford supported by the Department o... Read More about Human response to vibration in residential environments (NANR209), technical report 3 : calculation of vibration exposure.

UpWind: integrated wind turbine design - Salford final summary on WP 6.1, WP.6.2, WP 6.3 And WP 6.4 (2011)
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von Hünerbein, S., Bradley, S., & Piper, B. (2011). UpWind: integrated wind turbine design - Salford final summary on WP 6.1, WP.6.2, WP 6.3 And WP 6.4

Within the Upwind project the University of Salford provided development work for SODAR instruments in relation to the next generation of wind turbines. The main focus of the work was on the identification and proposal of design improvements, the dev... Read More about UpWind: integrated wind turbine design - Salford final summary on WP 6.1, WP.6.2, WP 6.3 And WP 6.4.

UK-wide support infrastructure for low frequency noise sufferers ('LFN Network') (2011)
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Moorhouse, A., Baguley, D., & Husband, T. (2011). UK-wide support infrastructure for low frequency noise sufferers ('LFN Network')

The project was set up to meet a need for improved treatment of Low Frequency Noise (LFN) complaints in cases where no noise source could be found. Such cases can be highly distressing for the complainant and difficult to handle by the Environmental... Read More about UK-wide support infrastructure for low frequency noise sufferers ('LFN Network').

Noise and vibration from building-mounted micro wind turbines Part 2: Results of measurements and analysis (2011)
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Part 2: Results of measurements and analysis

Description

To research the quantification of vibration from a micro turbine, and to develop a method of prediction of vibration and structure borne noise in a wide variety of installations in the UK.

Objective

The objectives of the study... Read More about Noise and vibration from building-mounted micro wind turbines Part 2: Results of measurements and analysis.

Noise and vibration from building-mounted micro wind turbines part 3 : prediction methodology (2011)
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part 3 : prediction methodology

This brief report describes a simplified method for estimation of
levels of structure-borne sound in buildings to which a micro-wind
turbine (MWT) is attached. The method is applicable to two specific
designs of MWT, each for three lengths of moun... Read More about Noise and vibration from building-mounted micro wind turbines part 3 : prediction methodology.

Noise and vibration from building-mounted micro wind turbines Part 1: Review and proposed methodology (2011)
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Moorhouse, A., Elliott, A., Eastwick, G., von Hünerbein, S., & Waddington, D. (2011). Noise and vibration from building-mounted micro wind turbines Part 1: Review and proposed methodology

Description

To research the quantification of vibration from a micro turbine, and to develop a method of prediction of vibration and structure borne noise in a wide variety of installations in the UK.

Objective

The objectives of the study... Read More about Noise and vibration from building-mounted micro wind turbines Part 1: Review and proposed methodology.

Research into the practical and policy applications of soundscape concepts and techniques in urban areas (2009)
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Payne, S., Davies, W., & Adams, M. (2009). Research into the practical and policy applications of soundscape concepts and techniques in urban areas

Executive Summary
1 The aim of this review was to investigate existing research into soundscape concepts and to produce recommendations for future research into the practical identification, management and enhancement of soundscapes in urban areas.... Read More about Research into the practical and policy applications of soundscape concepts and techniques in urban areas.

Research into the improvement of the management of helicopter noise (2008)
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Waddington, D., Kendrick, P., Muirhead, M., & Browne, R. (2008). Research into the improvement of the management of helicopter noise

This report describes research undertaken to investigate the improvement of the management of helicopter noise in the UK. This work was carried out on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) by the University of Salfo... Read More about Research into the improvement of the management of helicopter noise.

Construction noise database (phase 3): Evaluation of established measurement protocol (2006)
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Waddington, D., & Moorhouse, A. (2006). Construction noise database (phase 3): Evaluation of established measurement protocol

Executive Summary
1.1 The established method for obtaining noise emission data for the update of a database of noise from construction plant is examined.
1.2 The established measurement protocol involves the collection of plant noise measurements u... Read More about Construction noise database (phase 3): Evaluation of established measurement protocol.

SODAR calibration for wind energy applications, final reporting on WP3, EU WISE project NNE5-2001-297 (2005)
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Bradley, S., Antoniou, I., von Hünerbein, S., Kindler, D., Jorgensen, H., & De Noord, M. (2005). SODAR calibration for wind energy applications, final reporting on WP3, EU WISE project NNE5-2001-297

The method traditionally used for measuring the wind speed and direction for wind energy purposes is to record the output from cup or propeller anemometers and vanes at several heights on a mast. As turbines have grown in height, this method has bec... Read More about SODAR calibration for wind energy applications, final reporting on WP3, EU WISE project NNE5-2001-297.