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Noise results from the emission of sound which is vibration of air due to perturbation by some mechanical vibration. Much noise which disturbs the human ear is anthropogenic in origin. At lower levels it can interrupt sleep or hinder verbal communication. In general, unwanted sound is recognized as a burden and affects human amenity.
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It is not certain that this level corresponds to a zero amenity loss since amenity is a highly subjective quality. For example wind turbines can be a noise source in rural areas well below 55 dB(A). But it seems reasonable that this kind of damage is low in comparison to those at higher noise levels caused by traffic and aircraft.
The ‘floor effect’ takes into account that the higher a buil;ding is, the more noise is reduced because the distance to most sources of noice is diminished.
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Markandya, A., Pavan, M. (1999). Noise. In: Markandya, A., Pavan, M. (eds) Green Accounting in Europe — Four case studies. Fondazione ENI Enrico Mattei (FEEM) Series on Economics, Energy and Environment, vol 11. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4597-8_21
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