ENEG20003 – Sustainability Studio 2-Written assessment Learning outcomes 3 and 4 assessed Submission due: Friday, April 24, XXXXXXXXXXPM AEST) Weight: 20% Minimum marks: 50% Objectives For this...

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ENEG20003 – Sustainability Studio 2 – Written Assessment
ENEG20003 – Sustainability Studio 2 – Written Assessment
Table of Contents
Introduction & Title    3
Sustainable Design    5
Sustainable Solution & Uncertainty    7
Conclusion    8
References    9
Introduction
The sustainable issue identified for this study is noise pollution. Noise pollution which is referred as sound pollution or else environmental noise, refers to propagation in noise having harmful impacts over the activities of humans, flora, fauna and overall ecosystem. The sources for outdoor noise across the globe can be noted to be chiefly caused by transport, machines as well as propagation systems (Buxton et al. 2017; Khan et al. 2018; Sanchez et al. 2018). An ineffective form of urban planning shall usually lead to pollution or else disintegration of noise, along with residential / industrial buildings which could lead to noise pollution across residential areas. Some of the key sources for noise within a residential area will include transportation (rail, airplanes, traffic and others), loud music, maintenance of lawn care, electrical generators, construction, people, explosions, etc. The problems that are documented in relation to noise in urban environments are centuries old (Buxton et al. 2017; Khan et al. 2018; Sanchez et al. 2018).
Figure 1 – Noise Pollution
Source: https://www.buildinggreen.com/feature/building-green-quietly-noise-pollution-and-what-do-about-it
Social-ecological system can be noted to be comprising of the bio-geo-physical entity as well as the social actors / institutions who are affiliated to it. In essence, these social-ecological systems can be noted to be adaptive, complex and delimited with functional / spatial boundaries that surround the specific ecosystems as well as the relevant context issues (Berrouet et al. 2018; Elsawah et al. 2017; Mathevet et al. 2016). Noise pollution has significant impacts from the socio-ecological context. Noise is essentially measured using the metric of Decibel (“dB”) (Munzel and Sorensen 2017; Tonne et al. 2018; Senzaki et al. 2020). Noise pollution which is affiliated to generators used for household electricity represents emerging environment degradation across various developing nations. The average levels of noise at 97.60 dB in the residential areas at a global context is above 50 dB which is the recommended level. Studies in this context indicates noise pollution to be highest across neighbourhoods with racial minority and lower-income profiles. Higher levels of noise could contribute towards cardiovascular impacts among humans as well as increased levels of incidence in coronary artery diseases (Munzel and Sorensen 2017; Tonne et al. 2018; Senzaki et al. 2020). In case of animals, noise shall lead to increases in the risks of death in the manner of alteration in predator detection / prey avoidance behaviours, interference with their reproduction, navigation and other survival abilities, as well as contributing towards permanent losses in hearing. Whilst elderly shall suffer from cardiac problems on account of implications from noise, children are vulnerable towards noise, as well as these effects from noise over children can lead to permanent damages. Noise, in essence, pose serious form to the physical as well as psychological well-being of a child, as well as in a negative manner interfere with the learning abilities and behaviours of children (Munzel and Sorensen 2017; Tonne et al. 2018; Senzaki et al. 2020).
Figure 2 – Noise Pollution Impacts
Source: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2017/03/these-are-the-cities-with-the-worst-noise-pollution/
Sustainable Design    
Sustainable design aims in reducing negative form of impacts with respect to an environment, as well as the overall health / comfort pertaining to occupants in a building, therein enhancing building performances. The fundamental objective concerning sustainability shall be in reducing consumption...