Environmental Conditions During Hot Summer Day in Belgrade – Interaction of Thermal Risk and Noise Pollution

Abstract

In urban environments, people's exposure to harmful ambient conditions and noise represents a particular challenge in the modern world. Global climate change and increasing population density, along with the increasing number of vehicles in urban areas, are constantly exacerbating this problem. The idea of this study is to assess the effects of temperature risks and noise pollution in two microlocations. An analysis of the ambient conditions and noise in the urban environment was conducted at two locations in Belgrade, which differed in configuration. Simultaneous measurements of temperature (Ta and Tg), humidity, wind speed, and equivalent noise level were taken during a hot summer day (maximum temperature over 30°C). It was shown that the noise level exceeds the prescribed noise level values for the analyzed acoustic zone. The noise level values differ for the two locations due to the different traffic densities in the environment and different urban characteristics. This study showed that the concept of green space, but also of built-up type in urban planning could has importance impact in regulating thermal and noise conditions and obtained improved urban environments.