Research Information System
in: Contemporary Studies in Environment and Tourism, Efe R. and Öztürk M. , Editor, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, Newcastle Ne62pa, pp.239-251, 2017
Noise caused by industry and infrastructure is a major source of dissatisfaction with the environment in residential areas. Noise is an environmental pollution, which affects sense of hearing negatively; breaks physiological balance, reduce labor force and threaten the environmental health. The integration of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and noise models make it possible to increase the quality of noise effect studies by automating the modeling process, by dealing with uncertainties and by applying standardized methods to study and quantify noise effects. In this study, the creation of the noise map in Bakırköy district is aimed. The measurements have been made in 18 different points at noon time and place in two days, weekdays and weekend and two seasons. The evaluation of the measurement results has been made via ArcMap 10.2. The maps, which are produced, are weekdays, weekend and the average of the both. The maps have been colored the way that human eye can distinguish according to the level of noise. According to the result of the measurements, the mean level of noise has been determined as on weekdays 71.44dB, at weekends 70.13 dB. The noisiest area is the Airport Street. As a result, it is observed that the noise pollution is one of the major problems for Bakırköy district. As a result of this study, according to the data collected, taking noise under control, educating people about city planning and turning red points into yellow on the map can be recommended.
Key words: Noise Map, Bakırköy district, noise measurement, GIS, Turkey.