Acoustic screens in the city – a barrier in the use of urban space (the example of Lazurowa and Gen. Maczka Streets in Warsaw) Cover Image

Ekrany akustyczne w mieście – bariera w zagospodarowaniu przestrzeni urbanistycznej (na przykładzie rejonu ul. Lazurowej i Gen. Maczka wWarszawie)
Acoustic screens in the city – a barrier in the use of urban space (the example of Lazurowa and Gen. Maczka Streets in Warsaw)

Author(s): Konrad Podawca
Subject(s): Human Geography, Rural and urban sociology
Published by: Uniwersytet Opolski
Keywords: acoustic screen; road noise; urban landscape; spatial planning

Summary/Abstract: In the article the problem of sound insulation of residential areas in the city has been analyzed.A common method is the use of acoustic screens. The reference was made primarily to aspects of landscapedesign and positioning in relation to the multi-family housing development in the context of spatial behavior.The analysis is based on the verification of 8 architectural, landscape and technical features affecting thereception of visual space surrounded by acoustic screens. For two selected areas located in Warsaw and 12residential objects, the positive and negative examples of spatial planning of residential areas in the vicinityof noise barriers have been presented.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 27
  • Page Range: 91-106
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: English, Polish
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