Draft agglomerations noise action plan: consultation

Footnotes

1. who_compendium_noise_01042022.pdf

2. An agglomeration is an urban area with a population in excess of 100,000 persons and a population density equal to or greater than 500 people per km2

3. Major road A road having more than 3 million vehicle passages per year which is–

(a) designated by the letter “A” followed by a number; or

(b) a special road within the meaning of section 7 of the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984

4. Major railway A railway having more than 30,000 train passages per year

5. Major airport A civil airport having more than 50,000 movements per year (a movement being a take off or a landing) excluding those purely for training purposes on light aircraft

6. https://noise.environment.gov.scot/

7. The LAeq over the period 0000 – 2400, but with the evening values (1900 – 2300) weighted by the addition of 5 dB(A), and the night values (2300 – 0700) weighted by the addition of 10 dB(A) (for strategic noise mapping this is an annual average)

8. The LAeq over the period 2300 – 0700, local time (for strategic noise mapping this is an annual average)