Research Article
Assessment of Traffic Noise Pollution in Jamalpur Sadar, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
Mahmudul Hasan,
Alim Miah*,
Rased Hasan Sojib
Issue:
Volume 11, Issue 6, November 2023
Pages:
102-110
Received:
22 October 2023
Accepted:
9 November 2023
Published:
21 November 2023
Abstract: Noise pollution is becoming a significant concern for cities worldwide. This study aims to evaluate the traffic noise pollution levels in different zones of Jamalpur city, conducted in 2023. Twenty-one samples were collected from 21 distinct locations, covering five vulnerable zones including industrial, mixed, commercial, residential and sensitive zones on both working and non-working days, during morning, afternoon, and evening. The Sound Level Meter (Model: Lutron SL-4033SD) was utilized to measure the noise levels. The study employed Geographic Information Systems (GIS) with the Inverse Distance Weighting (IDW) technique to map the city's noise pollution. Results indicate that all studied areas exhibited noise levels surpassing the maximum acceptable level. The Gate Par area registered the highest average sound level (87.85 dB) during morning hours, while the sensitive area exhibited the lowest average sound level (61.15 dB). The highest value of sound level according to sensitive area, residential area, commercial area, mixed area and industrial area is 78.2(dB) at evening, 73.25(dB) at afternoon, 87.85(dB) at morning, 84.65(dB) at evening and 80.85(dB) at evening. The study concludes that Jamalpur Sadar has significantly higher ambient noise levels compared to the established standards, primarily in densely populated areas with heavy traffic and excessive vehicle horn honking. Consequently, the study recommends the implementation of preventive measures in excessively noisy areas and strongly suggests that proper implementation of the existing laws helps to mitigate and reduce the noise pollution situation in the study area.
Abstract: Noise pollution is becoming a significant concern for cities worldwide. This study aims to evaluate the traffic noise pollution levels in different zones of Jamalpur city, conducted in 2023. Twenty-one samples were collected from 21 distinct locations, covering five vulnerable zones including industrial, mixed, commercial, residential and sensitive...
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Research Article
Research on China's Carbon Financial Market: Legal System and Prospect of Institution
Issue:
Volume 11, Issue 6, November 2023
Pages:
111-119
Received:
3 July 2023
Accepted:
18 July 2023
Published:
26 December 2023
Abstract: To achieve the goals of carbon peak and carbon neutrality, it requires cutting the overall emissions reduction costs with the help of the carbon financial market. Toward that end, the top priority is to draw up rules working for it as soon as possible. By examining the evolution and status quo of research on the legal system of the carbon financial market, this paper comes to a conclusion that current research on the legal system in China’s legal circle pays more stresses to macro concepts than micro-mechanisms. Besides, it analyzes the "public power theory" and "usufruct theory" of the carbon emission right, and tables the research proposition that further efforts are necessitated to make the legal attribute of the carbon emission right as a “quasi-property right theory” justified. Based on the comparison and analysis of the banking and borrowing mechanism of carbon banks in China and the practices of carbon banks in California, this paper puts forward the schemes of reference that may help carbon banks give play to their financial functions. In addition, it analyzes the merits and demerits concerning effects of different linkage modes in the carbon market, and lists theoretical issues demanding further breakthroughs for selecting crediting mechanisms and recognizing double counting. Finally, as a result of the literature analyzed in this paper, research propositions that the law and economics communities shall underline in the future are put forward in the conclusion part.
Abstract: To achieve the goals of carbon peak and carbon neutrality, it requires cutting the overall emissions reduction costs with the help of the carbon financial market. Toward that end, the top priority is to draw up rules working for it as soon as possible. By examining the evolution and status quo of research on the legal system of the carbon financial...
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