Green Buffers for Screening and Noise Reduction
A guide for designing and installing vegetation as noise and visual screens.
"Communities are developing more rapidly today than at any time in our history. Land is becoming more scarce, and developments more dense. As lot sizes shrink, we move closer to our neighbors - along with the sights and sounds they create. A higher level of urban sounds has come to be known as "noise pollution." Elevated sound levels impact our physical health, stress levels, and quality of life in much the same way that other, more obvious forms of pollution affect us. “Visual pollution” is much more difficult to quantify. One person’s "trash" is another person’s "art," and many people prefer to be screened from their neighbors' chosen landscape.
"This booklet discusses basic landscape tools and guidelines for optimizing sound reduction and visual screening. Keep in mind that distance, height, density of materials used, and cost considerations will determine what can reasonably be accomplished." [from Introduction]
Sustainable Community Forestry Program
December 2008
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Pamphlet/Flyer/Factsheet
Noise, Buffers
Georgia
UFS
