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Document Type |
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Thesis |
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Document Title |
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Noise Pollution: Jeddah Case Study التلوث الضوضائي: دراسة حالة لمدينة جدة |
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Subject |
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Faculty of Arts & Humanities |
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Document Language |
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Arabic |
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Abstract |
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This study addressed the issue of noise pollution, one of the most important types of pollution affecting urban environments. At the same time, the study can be considered as an attempt to contribute to environmental geography. Therefore, the subject matter of this thesis on " noise pollution: a case study of the city of Jeddah," aimed to identify the levels and intensity of noise by means of direct measurement of the phenomenon in several districts of the city and the activities contained therein, to detect patterns of geographical distribution of noise and determine the spatial variations at the level of neighborhoods studied. In addition, the study aimed to identify methods and priorities of noise reduction, and to identify the most appropriate for application in the case of Jeddah city. Based on actual measurements of noise levels at representative locations for different time periods, a group of maps of noise distribution have been designed... To provide direction, the study has been based on a number of questions regarding noise levels in order to establish relationships between noise levels and possible controlling factors among which: the effect of land-use, type of human activities, population density, and size of traffic. To achieve these goals, actual field measurements of noise levels have been conducted as the main vehicle for data collection at selected sample locations, which amounted to (30) sites distributed throughout the study area. Results of the analysis indicated strong variations between different sectors of the city regarding noise levels with two peaks: the first of which at morning hours of the weekdays, while the second during night hours of the weekend. Such variations are clearly due to the variations in type and density of activities as well as differences in land-use throughout the city. The study has also shown that noise levels are strongly dependent on population density and type of activity. Based on study findings, a number of recommendations has been proposed. Such recommendations could be helpful in alleviating noise pollution in the study area. |
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Supervisor |
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dr.Mohammad Sadagah Abu Zaid |
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Thesis Type |
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Master Thesis |
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Publishing Year |
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1432 AH
2011 AD |
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Added Date |
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Sunday, May 8, 2011 |
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Researchers
| منى إبراهيم ثواب | THAWAB, MONA EBRAHIM | Researcher | Master | |
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