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Rumpler R, Venkataraman S, Göransson P. An observation of the impact of CoViD-19 recommendation measures monitored through urban noise levels in central Stockholm, Sweden. Sustain Cities Soc. 2020;63:102469doi: 10.1016/j.scs.2020.102469.
Rumpler, R., Venkataraman, S., & Göransson, P. (2020). An observation of the impact of CoViD-19 recommendation measures monitored through urban noise levels in central Stockholm, Sweden. Sustainable cities and society, 63102469. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2020.102469
Rumpler, Romain, et al. "An observation of the impact of CoViD-19 recommendation measures monitored through urban noise levels in central Stockholm, Sweden." Sustainable cities and society vol. 63 (2020): 102469. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2020.102469
Rumpler R, Venkataraman S, Göransson P. An observation of the impact of CoViD-19 recommendation measures monitored through urban noise levels in central Stockholm, Sweden. Sustain Cities Soc. 2020 Dec;63:102469. doi: 10.1016/j.scs.2020.102469. Epub 2020 Sep 03. PMID: 32901217; PMCID: PMC7470738.
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Sustain Cities Soc. 2020 Dec;63:102469. doi: 10.1016/j.scs.2020.102469. Epub 2020 Sep 03.

An observation of the impact of CoViD-19 recommendation measures monitored through urban noise levels in central Stockholm, Sweden.

Sustainable cities and society

Romain Rumpler, Siddharth Venkataraman, Peter Göransson

Affiliations

  1. The Marcus Wallenberg Laboratory for Sound and Vibration Research (MWL), Department of Engineering Mechanics, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, SE-100 44 Stockholm, Sweden.
  2. The Centre for ECO2 Vehicle Design, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, SE-100 44 Stockholm, Sweden.

PMID: 32901217 PMCID: PMC7470738 DOI: 10.1016/j.scs.2020.102469

Abstract

Sweden stands out among the other European countries by the degree of restrictive measures taken towards handling the 2019 coronavirus outbreak, associated with the CoViD-19 pandemic. While several governments have imposed a nationwide total or partial lockdown in order to slow down the spread of the virus, the Swedish government has opted for a recommendation-based approach together with a few imposed restrictions. In the present contribution, the impact of this strategy will be observed through the monitored variation of the city noise levels during the associated period. The data used are recorded during a campaign of over a full year of noise level measurements at a building façade situated in a busy urban intersection in central Stockholm, Sweden. The noise level reductions, observed during the period of restrictions, are shown to be comparable to those found for the two most popular public holidays in Sweden with a peak reduction occurring during the first half of April 2020. Contrary to what has been recently discussed in public media, the spread of the virus, the recommendations, and the restrictions imposed during the ongoing pandemic clearly have had a significant effect on the transport and other human-related activities in Stockholm. In this unique investigation, the use of distributed acoustic sensors has thus shown to be a viable solution not only to enforce regulations but also to monitor the effectiveness of their implementation.

© 2020 Published by Elsevier Ltd.

Keywords: CoViD-19; Coronavirus; Mitigation strategy; Noise levels; SARS-CoV-2; Smart city; Traffic noise

Conflict of interest statement

The authors report no declarations of interest.

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