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PART I: THE SOCIO-TECHNOLOGICAL PROBLEMS OF NOISE
CHAPTER 1. NOISE: UBIQUITY, THREATS, AND QUESTIONS
CHAPTER 2. THE AWARENESS OF NOISE AS A RISK
PRESSURES FOR REDUCTION OF NOISI
AVAILABILITY OF NOISE COST INFORMATION
SOME PROBLEMS IN PUBLIC INFORMATION
PART II: THE EFFECTS OF NOISE ON HEALTH
CHAPTER 3. THE EFFECTS OF NOISE ON HEARING
PREVALENCE OF NOISE-INDUCED HEARING LOSS
PREVENTION OF NOISE-INDUCED HEARING LOSS
THE BURNS AND ROBINSON STUDY AND Ô 1974 EPA REPORT
THE EFFECT OF AGING AND PATHOLOGY
CHAPTER 4. THE EFFECTS OF NOISE ON SLEEP
THE PROGRESS OF A NIGHT OF SLEEP
CHAPTER 5. OTHER PHYSIOLOGICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF NOISE
OTHER PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
PART III: SURFACE TRANSPORTATION NOISE
THE SOURCES OF SURFACE TRANSPORTATION NOISE
CHAPTER 7. TRENDS IN MOTOR VEHICLE NOISE
CHAPTER 8. THE TECHNOLOGY OF REDUCING MOTOR VEHICLE NOISE
SOURCES OF NOISE IN MOTOR VEHICLES
NOISE REDUCTION WITHOUT RADICAL CHANGES IN DESIGN
RADICAL CHANGES IN DESIGN
NOISE, SAFETY, AND AIR POLLUTION
SUMMARY OF APPROACHES FOR REDUCING MOTOR VEHICLE NOISE AT THE SOURCE
CHAPTER 9. NOISE EMISSION STANDARDS
CHAPTER 10. THE CHARACTERISTICS AND IMPACT OF SURFACE TRANSPORTATION NOISE
CHARACTERISTICS OF TRAFFIC NOISE
FACTORS INFLUENCING TRAFFIC NOISE
SUMMARY OF FACTORS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN TRAFFIC NOISE
CHAPTER 11. REDUCING EXPOSURE TO TRAFFIC NOISE
URBAN PLANNING AND ROAD DESIGN
SOUNDPROOFING AND ARRANGEMENT OF LIVING SPACE
CHAPTER 13. SOURCES AND PROPAGATION OF AIRCRAFT NOISE
SOURCES OF AIRCRAFT NOISE
PROPAGATION AND MEASUREMENT
CHAPTER 14. THE TECHNOLOGY FOR REDUCING AIRCRAFT NOISE
REDUCTION OF NOISE THROUGH ENGINEERING
OPERATIONAL NOISE REDUCTION
CHAPTER 15. EXPOSURE AND REACTIONS TO AIRCRAFT NOISE
THE PARTICIPATING ENVIRONMENT
THE NON-PARTICIPATING ENVIRONMENT
SOME CONSIDERATIONS ON THE PLANNING OF AIRPORTS
CHAPTER 16. THE SUPERSONIC TRANSPORT AND THE SONIC BOOM
EFFECTS ON STRUCTURES AND ANIMALS
SOME SIGNIFICANT FIELD TESTS
A PESSIMISTIC OUTLOOK FOR THE SST
PART V: OCCUPATIONAL, DOMESTIC, AND LEISURE NOISE
CHAPTER 17. THE SOURCES OF OCCUPATIONAL, DOMESTIC, AND LEISURE NOISE
CHAPTER 18. EXPOSURE TO OCCUPATIONAL AND LEISURE NOISE
NON-OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE
CHAPTER 19. WORKMEN'S SAFETY AND COMPENSATION LEGISLATION
APPENDIX: EXCERPTS FROM U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR RECOMMENDED STANDARDS FOR WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION LAWS
CHAPTER 20. THE TECHNOLOGY OF NOISE REDUCTION FROM MACHINES
THE COST OF QUIETING MACHINES: A VERY ROUGH ESTIMATE FOR THE UNITED STATES
PART VI: THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF NOISE
CHAPTER 22. ECONOMICS, WELFARE, AND NOISE
CHAPTER 23. EXTERNALITIES: VOLUNTARY BARGAINS, TAXES, AND SUBSIDIES
APPENDIX: THE PRICING OF HIGHWAY TRANSPORTATION
CHAPTER 24. EXTERNALITIES: LEGISLATION AND SEPARATE FACILITIES
CHAPTER 25. EXTERNALITIES: AN ASSESSMENT
THE CASE AGAINST LEGISLATION
CHAPTER 26. COST–BENEFIT ANALYSIS
APPENDIX: ESTIMATES OF SOME COMPONENTS OF THE DOLAR COST OF NOISE
CHAPTER 27. TOWARD THE FUTURE
VALUE-JUDGMENTS AND DECISION MAKING
THE UNIQUE NATURE OF NOISE AS A POLLUTANT
THE ISSUE OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT
APPENDIX 1: MEASURES AND INDICES OF NOISE AND ANNOYANCE
MEASUREMENTS AND RATING PROCEDURES
APPENDIX 2: TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING FOR NOISE CONTROL
FORECASTING TECHNOLOGICAL PROCESSES
FORECASTING THE COMMUNITY CHARACTERISTICS
NOTES ON FORECASTING METHODOLOGY
APPENDIX 3: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS FOR NOISE
THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT AND THE COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT