Drone Noise: A New Public Health Challenge
A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 November 2021) | Viewed by 26123
Special Issue Editor
Interests: environmental acoustics; transportation noise; aircraft noise; noise modeling; psychoacoustics; community noise impact
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Dear Colleagues,
We are on the cusp of a revolution in the aviation sector, driven by significant progress in electric power and battery technologies and robotics and autonomous systems. Several industry leaders and governmental agencies are currently investigating the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), or ‘drones’ as they are commonly known, for an ever-growing number of applications from blue light services to parcel delivery and even passenger transportation. Thus, it seems quite likely that, in a short while, communities in cities will be inundated with a new source of noise due to UAV operations that they have not encountered before. At the same time, UAVs can provide services to remote locations in the countryside.
UAVs can bring substantial economic, environmental and societal benefits, but at the same time, the noise generated by these technologies can significantly affect the health and well-being of populations both in urban and rural locations. If not appropriately addressed, noise issues might put at risk the expansion of the UAV sector.
This Special Issue seeks research papers on various aspects of UAV noise. We encourage the submission of manuscripts that focus on, but are not limited to, the following topics:
- UAV noise perception and detection;
- Experimental and modeling approaches, e.g. auralisation;
- Effects of UAV noise on human health and well-being;
- UAV noise in rural environments and impact on wildlife;
- Impact of UAV noise on urban and rural soundscapes;
- Audio–visual interactions in UAV noise perception;
- Specific noise concerns with UAV operations for package and good deliveries;
- Policy and legislation.
Dr. Antonio J. Torija Martinez
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Drones
- Acoustics
- Noise sources
- Soundscape
- Noise regulation
- Public health
- Noise annoyance
- Perception and detection
- Public acceptability
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