NOISE PROTECTION IN THE ENVIRONMENT OF THE BELGRADE CITY

Noise is one of the major world problems in the area of the environmental protection. At that level, the impact assessment of noise does not exist. This is the reason that the method to dealing with the noise depends on the culture, economy and politics of certain country. In the sense of healthcare, noise is one of the main causes of damage to health. Until recently it was thought that the effect of noise is confined to the organ of hearing, but today it is a proven fact that the noise causes organ and functional disorders, changes in the human body. The noise levels presented in the communal area are not high enough to result in hearing damage, but they can cause just mentioned side effects. In addition to legislative regulation in the area of environmental noise, types and sources of noise, this paper explains current problem of noise in the city of Belgrade, Serbia. Environmental noise, as the most present type of noise in Belgrade, is presented here based on the basis of the conducted systematic measurement of this kind on the entire territory of the city in 2013. Analysis result of the measurements completes the image of this issue. Finally, as concluding remarks, this paper offers draft measures that need to be taken in order to reduce the level of noise in Belgrade.