Question: Two key problems for sound studies are the questions of noise and silence. What are some traditional ways of understanding these concepts? How might these understandings be problematic? Modernity caused in immense developments in all aspect of humanity. Science and technology made things and work easier for people nowadays. Medicine became advanced that there are now many cure to various diseases. Much more, people have found new ways on how to produce sound, store it, and even reproduce
Pollution in cities 1. Introduction People initially thought that the environment was so vast that the waste products generated by human activity and our complex needs could easily be absorbed. Due to an increase in the number of people who inhabit cities the generation of waste products has increased to such an extent that it has exceeded the environment’s ability to absorb such waste (Fyfe 1990). This state of affairs not only presents a risk to people’s health, but also threatens ecosystems. Waste
achievements make it one of the greatest contributors to the advancement of modern society” (Air Transport Action Group 2005). This research is focused on looking at the environmental impacts of aviation. This will include what is known about community noise impacts, air
Use of Fireworks and Noise Pollution The use of fireworks on festivals, social rejoicings and special occasions also contributes to noise pollution as the loud sound caused by them is damaging for health and may result in loss of hearing . The decision provided of the Double bench of the Calcutta High Court given in the case of Bada Bazar Fireworks Dealers Association v. Commissioner of Police, Calcutta is a landmark decision on prevention and control of noise pollution. The petitioners, who
If air pollution was reduced, that little girl could have lived an asthma-less life with two healthy parents.
I. Summary The O’Hare International airport’s noise complaints “flew off the charts with more than 268,000 jet noise complaints in 2014” Rossi (2014). The cause of the influx in complaints is believed to stem from O’Hare’s 2013 flight path changes. Rossi also states that the noise comlaints “stretch as far east as the city’s 48th Ward along Lake Michigan. That’s 13 miles from the center of O’Hare” (2015). II. Problem With the sudden change in O’hare’s flight paths, none of the residents have had
Background: Noise is an important environmental consideration in today’s day to day life. International standards IEC 60050-801(1994) define noise as an erratic or statistically random oscillation and a disagreeable or undesired sound or the other disturbance. Noise can interfere with sleep, work, and recreation and in extremes may cause physical and psychological damage depending on frequency characteristics and loudness. While noise emanates from many different sources, transportation noise is perhaps
Causes of noise pollution in Lahore city Submitted To : Dr.ShaheenPasha Submitted By: SabaPervaiz Class: Bed(Hons) Roll no: 18 Session:
disastrous results. Good intentions quickly lead to oppression and sorrow of the citizens with in the utopia. The failure to invent a quintessential environment morphs a utopia into a dystopia. People who are a trying to enact a change use causal analysis, a process that inspects a cause and all the possible outcomes of the change. After a change occurs the creation of a utopia or dystopia is dependent on the correct use of
Environmental pollution consists of five basic types of pollution, namely, air, water, soil, noise and light.Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that cause adverse change.Pollution can take the form of chemical substances or energy, such as noise, heat or light. Pollutants, the components of pollution, can be either foreign substances/energies or naturally occurring contaminants. Pollution is often classed as point source or nonpoint source pollution.( https://en