This paper reports on research conducted to analyse the impact of two noise mitigation
measures on levels of population exposure in Dublin, Ireland: travel demand and speed reduction. At the outset, the research utilises ...
This paper reports on strategic noise mapping research conducted in Dublin, Ireland. Noise maps are constructed
for the day–evening–night-time and night-time periods and levels of population exposure are estimated for the ...
This paper reports on research conducted to determine estimates of the extent of environmental noise exposure from road transport on residents and workers in central Dublin, Ireland. The Harmonoise
calculation method is ...
It has been estimated that at least one fifth of the population of the EU suffer a reduced quality of life due to exposure to noise. Chief among those affected are city-dwellers. For today’s urban planners environmental ...
This paper explores issues surrounding the estimation of population exposure data in accordance with EU Directive 2002/49/EC and, in particular, focuses on the assessment of night-time noise. It has been identified by many ...
This paper explores methodological issues surrounding the implementation of the EU Environmental Noise Directive (END) across Member States. It also highlights future policy implications arising from the analysis which ...
Bredin, Donal; Hyde, Stuart(University College Dublin. School of Business. Centre for Financial Markets, 2009)
This paper investigates the degree of both foreign exchange rate and interest rate
exposure of industry level portfolios in the G7. Our paper draws on the efficient market
hypothesis and examines the extent of unexpected ...
In recent years, awareness of air quality issues in urban areas has increased significantly. The negative consequences
for human health as a result of poor air quality have resulted in numerous laws being enacted both in ...
Using a sample of 1154 European firms from 11 countries, we show that firm-level
exchange exposure for Eurozone and non-Eurozone European firms has increased since
the introduction of the euro, but this rise was smaller ...