| Sumario: | The effect of urban trees as a noise mitigating element was determined on Alameda
Avenue in the city of Talca, Chile, a Mediterranean continental area. Maximum and
minimum noise, especially generated from vehicles, was recorded at 13 points in four
sections of the avenue for twelve days, three times a day at different distances from
the edge of the street way, which generated a total of 2,080 noise records. At each
point a circular plot of 201 m2 was established to determine tree and shrub coverage.
The results showed significant differences of noise between the classes of coverage;
however there was no relationship significant between the noise level and the increase
in coverage, which can be explained by the large amplitude in the noise registers. The
vegetation located at 6.5 meters from the sound source shows lower levels of noise
when the coverage is increased, proving the environmental function of the vegetation
in the mitigation of this pollutant agent. Regarding theses of the findings, it is necessary
to implement public policies that consider urban planning, incorporating in its design
greater and better availability of tree species and that certain public space are located
away from sources of noise pollution.
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