Abstract

BETANCOURT MORFFIS, Ulises  and  ALMEDA BARRIOS, Yoel. Preparation of noise maps in the historic center of the city of Matanzas, Cuba. Estud. demogr. urbanos [online]. 2022, vol.37, n.2, pp.677-717.  Epub June 27, 2022. ISSN 2448-6515.  https://doi.org/10.24201/edu.v37i2.2026.

The general objective of the study is to elaborate the noise maps of the historical center of the city of Matanzas, Cuba. A methodology of measurement and data modeling was applied from which four maps were obtained for different times of the day and an average one showing the areas of greatest noise pollution. It was concluded that the noise existing in most of the area analyzed violates the WHO recommendation and the provisions of NC 26 of 2012.

Keywords : noise assessment; noise maps; acoustic pollution; historic center.