The Impact of Noise Pollution : A Socio-Technological Introduction
ISBN: 9781483187419
Platform/Publisher: Ebook Central / Elsevier Science & Technology
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Subjects: Engineering; Engineering: Environmental; Environmental Studies;

The Impact of Noise Pollution: A Socio-Technological Introduction explores the areas that contribute to the generation of noise in the environment. Also covered are the different aspects of human life that is being affected by daily exposure to noise. Issues such as the increasing number of people who have impaired hearing are also addressed in the book. The book first gives an introduction to the threats being posed by noise, followed by topics such as the awareness of the people on the detrimental effect of noise; overall effects of noise on the whole body; and effects of noise on the condition of sleep. The sources of noise, such as the surface transportation and motor vehicle, are extensively discussed. Negative psychological effects of noise are also covered. The final chapter of the book is about the reduction of noise produced by motor vehicles. The text is a comprehensive source of information about noise intended for the general reader.

George Bugliarello was born in Italy where he received his early education. He was a Fulbright scholar at the University of Minnesota from 1952 to 1954 (M.S. civil engineering) and received a Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1959. In his distinguished academic career, Bugliarello has taught and done research at Carnegie-Mellon University, the Technical University of Berlin, and the University of Illinois at Chicago. Since 1973, he has been president of the Polytechnic University of New York

Bugliarello has published in fields as diverse as civil engineering, computer languages, biomedical engineering, and fluid mechanics. In addition, he has always shown concern for the role of the engineer and the social implications of technology. This is reflected in particular by his founding the journal Technology in Society in 1978. Bugliarello has been influential as a member of the National Academy of Engineering and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, as well as serving as editor of Technology in Society.

Bugliarello chaired a commission and edited its report Science and Technology in New York City for the Twenty-first Century: Report by the Mayor's Commission for Science and Technology (Polytechnic Press 1989). In his publications, Bugliarello urges more cooperation between the historian and the engineer.

(Bowker Author Biography)


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