“Sound, Noise, Flicker and the Human Perception of Wind Farm Activity” now available via ebook
This collection of papers was written to bring together studies of how wind farms affect people through the sound and flicker that they produce. It covers topics in health, noise assessment, noise prediction, economics and noise management.
The format of this review is a series of papers that have been accepted from experts in different fields and peer-reviewed for this work. The intent is to make this material accessible to the layman, so many of the papers have extended introductions to the subject areas.
It is now available as an e book for $9.95 via Amazon – http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sound-Noise-Flicker-Perception-Activity-ebook/dp/B00LHCSSWW
The hard copy book version is available for $99 plus postage from New Zealand – http://www.smart-technologies.co.nz/books.html
The contents list includes the following:
Table of Contents
Introduction to Sound, Noise, Flicker and the Human Perception of Wind Farm Activity
Mr Bruce Rapley, Editor
WIND FARMS AND HEALTH
Wind Turbine Noise and Health in the New Zealand Context
Dr Daniel Shepherd
Hearing and Personal Response to Sound
Dr Bob Thorne
Blade Flicker, Shadow Flicker, Glint: Potential Hazards of Wind Turbines
Dr David McBride & Mr Bruce Rapley
Health, Wellbeing, Annoyance and Amenity
Dr Bob Thorne
Environmental Risk, New Zealand Legislation and Standards
Dr Bob Thorne
Synopsis of Assessing Intrusive Noise and Low Amplitude Sound
Dr Bob Thorne
Wind Farms: The Potential for Annoyance
Dr Bob Thorne
COMMUNITY PERCEPTIONS OF WIND FARMS
Community Perception and Acceptance of Wind Farms
Dr Bob Thorne
Individuals’ Perception of Wind Farm Sounds
Dr Bob Thorne
ECONOMIC ASSESSMENT OF WIND FARMS
The ‘Achilles Heel’ of Renewable Energy: Long Term Storage
Mr Bryan Leyland
Deriving the Real Cost of Wind Power
Mr Bryan Leyland
Noise Mitigation: The Valuation of Noise
Dr Bob Thorne
WIND TURBINE NOISE ASSESSMENT AND PREDICTION
Sounds from Wind Turbines: Theory, Practice, Assumptions, and Reality
Professor Philip J Dickinson
Technical Standards Relating to Wind Farm Acoustics
Dr Daniel Shepherd
Noise from Wind Turbines
Dr Bob Thorne
Seismic Effects on Residents from Wind Turbines
Dr Huub Bakker, Dr David Bennett, Mr Bruce Rapley & Dr Bob Thorne
Sound Characteristics of Multiple Wind Turbines
Interpreting sonograms (additional excerpt)
Dr Huub Bakker & Mr Bruce Rapley
Wind Farm Vibration Analysis
Dr John Heilig
The Character of the Local Environment
Dr Bob Thorne
Instrumentation and Methods of Analysis
Dr Bob Thorne
Modelling Wind Farm Noise
Mr Mark Simpson
Predicted Sound Levels from the Turitea Wind Farm
Dr Bob Thorne
WIND FARM NOISE MANAGEMENT
Wind Farm Noise Management Conditions
Dr Bob Thorne and Mr Max Thorne