The Anti-noise ordinance

16. November 2017

In 2010 Ostrava approved an anti-noise ordinance (i.e. a locally applicable law) defining activities that are the main sources of noise and restricting other sources… Read »

The Noise Action Plan

16. November 2017

The Noise Action Plan for the Ostrava Agglomeration (NAPOA) was drawn up in order to coordinate reductions in urban noise levels. It focuses primarily on… Read »

Sources

16. November 2017

Factors influencing noise in Ostrava include sources related to transport and to industrial facilities and other sources.

Industrial facilities-related noise

16. November 2017

There has been a significant reduction in noise emitted by industrial facilities in Ostrava, due to a range of anti-noise measures and the modernization of… Read »

Transport-related noise

16. November 2017

A number of measures have been implemented in order to reduce noise from road and tram transport (e.g. Project ‘Modernization of Nadrazni Street’, Pilot project – grass… Read »

Greenery

16. November 2017

  The number of trees/shrubs planted in 2013-2015 as part of Ostrava’s ‘Green Screens’ projects. The green screens act as filters and noise reduction measure,… Read »