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Using recorded sound spectra profile as input data for real-time short-term urban road-traffic-flow estimation (2012)
Journal Article
Torija Martinez, A., & Ruiz, D. (2012). Using recorded sound spectra profile as input data for real-time short-term urban road-traffic-flow estimation. Science of the Total Environment, 435-43, 270-279. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.07.014

Road traffic has a heavy impact on the urban sound environment, constituting the main source of noise and
widely dominating its spectral composition. In this context, our research investigates the use of recorded
sound spectra as input data for the... Read More about Using recorded sound spectra profile as input data for real-time short-term urban road-traffic-flow estimation.

Use of back-propagation neural networks to predict both level and temporal-spectral composition of sound pressure in urban sound environments (2012)
Journal Article
Torija Martinez, A., Ruiz, D., & Ramos-Ridao, A. (2012). Use of back-propagation neural networks to predict both level and temporal-spectral composition of sound pressure in urban sound environments. Building and Environment, 52, 45-56. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2011.12.024

One of the main challenges of urban planning is to create soundscapes capable of providing inhabitants
with a high quality of life. Urban planners need tools that enable them to approach the final goal of
designing, planning, and assessing soundsca... Read More about Use of back-propagation neural networks to predict both level and temporal-spectral composition of sound pressure in urban sound environments.

Estimation procedure of the descriptor LAeq,T from the stabilization time of the sound pressure level value (2012)
Journal Article
Torija Martinez, A., Ruiz, D., & Ramos-Ridao, A. (2012). Estimation procedure of the descriptor LAeq,T from the stabilization time of the sound pressure level value. Noise and Vibration Worldwide, 43(1), 11-18. https://doi.org/10.1260/0957-4565.43.1.11

Temporal structure of sound pressure level is
a key aspect at the time of characterizing
urban sound environments. In urban
agglomerations, environmental noise levels
fluctuate over a large range as a result of
the great complexity of these sett... Read More about Estimation procedure of the descriptor LAeq,T from the stabilization time of the sound pressure level value.

Noticed sound events management as a tool for inclusion in the action plans against noise in medium-sized cities (2011)
Journal Article
Torija Martinez, A., Ruiz, D., Alba-Fernandez, V., & Ramos-Ridao, A. (2011). Noticed sound events management as a tool for inclusion in the action plans against noise in medium-sized cities. Landscape and Urban Planning, 104, 148-156. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2011.10.008

European Directive on Environmental Noise Management set forth the need to undertake strategic noise
maps as a diagnostic action for the development of action plans. The competent authorities are faced with
the problem of determining which specific... Read More about Noticed sound events management as a tool for inclusion in the action plans against noise in medium-sized cities.

ANN-based model to identify noticed sound events. A tool for inclusion in action plans against environmental noise in urban environments (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Torija Martinez, A., Ruiz, D., & Ramos-Ridao, A. (2011, June). ANN-based model to identify noticed sound events. A tool for inclusion in action plans against environmental noise in urban environments. Presented at 6th Forum Acusticum, organized by the European Acoustics Association (EAA), Aalborg, Denmark

Over recent years, acoustic pollution has become a common problem for urban environments and its treatment one of the new challenges in environmental policy. In this framework, the enactment of the European Directive on Environmental Noise Management... Read More about ANN-based model to identify noticed sound events. A tool for inclusion in action plans against environmental noise in urban environments.

Required stabilization time, short-term variability and impulsiveness of the sound pressure level to characterize the temporal composition of urban soundscapes (2010)
Journal Article
Torija Martinez, A., Ruiz, D., & Ramos-Ridao, A. (2011). Required stabilization time, short-term variability and impulsiveness of the sound pressure level to characterize the temporal composition of urban soundscapes. Applied Acoustics, 72(2-3), 89-99. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apacoust.2010.09.011

Temporal composition of urban soundscapes is a very important aspect at the time of studying their
description and perception. In urban agglomerations, environmental noise levels can vary over a wide
range as a result of the great complexity of the... Read More about Required stabilization time, short-term variability and impulsiveness of the sound pressure level to characterize the temporal composition of urban soundscapes.

A neural network based model for urban noise prediction. (2010)
Journal Article
Genaro, N., Torija Martinez, A., Ramos-Ridao, A., Requena, I., Ruiz, D., & Zamorano, M. (2010). A neural network based model for urban noise prediction. ˜The œJournal of the Acoustical Society of America (Online), 128(4), 1738-1746. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.3473692

Noise is a global problem. In 1972 the World Health Organization (WHO) classified noise as a
pollutant. Since then, most industrialized countries have enacted laws and local regulations to
prevent and reduce acoustic environmental pollution. A furt... Read More about A neural network based model for urban noise prediction..

Relationship between road and railway noise annoyance and overall indoor sound exposure (2010)
Journal Article
Torija Martinez, A., Ruiz, D., De Coensel, B., Botteldooren, D., Berglund, B., & Ramos-Ridao, A. (2011). Relationship between road and railway noise annoyance and overall indoor sound exposure. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 16(1), 15-22. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2010.07.012

Using data from a realistic experiment conducted using recorded traffic sounds, the relationship
between indicators of magnitude, spectrum, and temporal evolution of the sonic
environment and the reported annoyance are analyzed. The exposure is cha... Read More about Relationship between road and railway noise annoyance and overall indoor sound exposure.

Priorization of acoustic variables : environmental decision support for the physical characterization of urban sound environments (2010)
Journal Article
Torija Martinez, A., Genaro, N., Ruiz, D., Ramos-Ridao, A., Zamorano, M., & Requena, I. (2010). Priorization of acoustic variables : environmental decision support for the physical characterization of urban sound environments. Building and Environment, 45, 1477-1489. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2009.12.011

Environmental noise is a factor with a significant impact on personal well-being. One of the principal
challenges of urban planning is the creation of urban spaces capable of providing inhabitants with a high
quality of life. Consequently urban spa... Read More about Priorization of acoustic variables : environmental decision support for the physical characterization of urban sound environments.