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Implementation of Directive 2002/49/EC in EU Candidate State: Experience in Croatian noise mapping projects

The transposition of the Environmental Noise Directive (END) in the Republic of Croatia was performed through the Noise Abatement Act (NAA) from 2003. The basic terms, duties and responsibilities are generally determined, but the bylaws with the noise mapping guidelines and their interaction with the land use management still missing. In such case, when modified national noise regulations don’ t exist, the use of the END and "Guidelines on the revised interim computation methods … " 2003/613/EC is logical solution. This paper presents our experiences during most recent noise mapping projects in Croatia (City of Varaždin and City of Pula), covering all phases of the noise mapping project (collecting data, transforming/cleansing the data according to the good practice, model building and deployment), through the application of the noise map as a very useful tool for municipal planning, in coordination with environmental management. Special attention has been paid to the annoyance analysis and the applicability of the various known algorithms. The both projects shows that there is a need for slightly adaptation of the END (national definition of the agglomeration, quiet area, action planning, etc.) and national consensus for the guidelines and interim computation methods.

noise map; action plans; END; transposition

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