@article{10902/33177,
year = {2024},
month = {8},
url = {https://hdl.handle.net/10902/33177},
abstract = {This paper aims to make recommendations about the convenience of using low-noise pavements to mitigate
traffic noise under different traffic and population scenarios. To do so, a life cycle approach has been applied by
performing a Life-cycle Assessment (LCA) and Life-cycle Cost Analysis (LCCA). To account for the noise mitigation
achieved by the road surfaces, which is the main benefit compared to conventional road surfaces, the
damage effect of traffic noise has been incorporated in both analyses. Thus, open source noise emission and
propagation modelling and Geographical Information System (GIS) tools have been used to determine the noise
level at which residents are exposed. The impact of noise emissions on human health is estimated and expressed
in disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) and the related external cost have been calculated by monetarizing the
environmental impacts and by integrating them within the cost assessment. The methodology followed allowed
the comparison of different scenarios and the results show a huge potential for reducing environmental impacts
and costs when using low-noise road surfaces although accurate information about the acoustic aging of the
materials is key in order to ensure that benefits are obtained},
organization = {This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement
No 860441. PRE2020-093516 assistance financed by MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and FSE “FSE invests in your future”.},
publisher = {Elsevier},
publisher = {Journal of Cleaner Production, 2024, 466, 142785},
title = {Life cycle approach for evaluating the environmental and economic viability of low-noise asphalt pavements},
author = {Indacoechea Vega, Irune and Miera Domínguez, Helena and Lastra González, Pedro and Castro Fresno, Daniel},
}