THE FIGHT AGAINST NOISE POLLUTION IN THE CITY OF FORTALEZA

摘要

Fortaleza is a Brazilian city with approximately 2.8 million people, 800,000 vehicles, an airport in the central region, with metro passage surface, entertainment establishments with sound events, cars attached with powerful sound (sound walls) and other aspects of a great city generate high levels of noise and discomfort for the population. Based on these aspects, in the year 2000 the population reacted and began requiring authorities effective control of noise pollution in the city and in this fight, one group was created with the task to execute the necessary actions. The fight had educational aspects, for a rigorous program to combat what has become known as Zero Tolerance and had its complement with production the first noise map of a large Brazilian city. This work shows this story and results.