International University of Travnik, Travnik, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Traffic noise has a great impact on the quality of public health. The paper shows the main characteristics and importance of green dams in urban areas, the role of green dams; area, layout, ground cover, planting density, vegetation and the like. Green dams were demonstrated and presented as the best solution for noise regulation arising from traffic in urban areas.
For the purpose of researching this issue, a survey was conducted with the aim of gaining insight into the attitudes of the population in terms of traffic noise in urban areas.
Green dams play a major role in urban areas, firstly they affect the reduction of environmental pollution, and then they play a major role in the reduction of noise in urban areas from city traffic.
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