Urban Forest Acoustics

Download or read book Urban Forest Acoustics written by Voichita Bucur and published by Springer. This book was released on 2006-05-08 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Trees can reduce noise by sound reflection and absorption and this is the first book bringing together the widely scattered literature on noise abatement by urban trees. The book will interest those concerned with environmental management, noise control, and urban forestry. It is an invaluable source of information for environmental managers, foresters, acousticians, engineers, architects, scientists, and students.