A cost-effective approach to the evaluation of traffic noise exposure in the city of Quito, Ecuador

In 2015, the Ecuadorian regulation related to noise considered the need to develop noise maps as a strategic tool for the noise pollution management and urban planning. However, no specific methodology has been established yet. Therefore, this study aims to develop Quitós first traffic noise map by using computer-aided predictive model, an official data of road network, buildings and population. Three noise prediction models (RLS-90, STL-86, and...