Welcome to this website which belongs to the QUADMAP project being a LIFE+ project on Quiet Urban Areas. The acronym QUADMAP stands for QU iet A reas D efinition and M anagement in A ction P lans. The project aims to deliver a method and guidelines regarding identification, delineation, characterisation, improvement and managing Quiet Areas in urban areas as meant in the Environmental Noise Directive 2002/49/EC.
The project will also help understand the definition of a Quiet Urban Area, the meaning and the added value for the city and their citizens in terms of health, social safety and lowering stress levels in men.
What do you find important on quiet urban areas?