Sound scape study in Luang Prabang, Lao, and its application to the planning of sonic environment

老挝人民民主共和国的琅勃拉邦是东南亚的一颗明珠，该镇于1995年被联合国教科文组织列为世界遗产。老挝国立大学和京都大学开始合作，在声景观概念的基础上，对琅勃拉邦的声环境现状进行研究，寻求噪声控制的对策。通过用电动汽车取代现有的嘟嘟车和摩托车，市中心的物理声环境得到了显著改善，这在琅勃拉邦居民看来也是宝贵的。结果被报告给了地方当局

Luang Prabang in Lao PDR is a jewel of Southeast Asia and the town came to be listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995. National University of Laos and Kyoto University started collaborative works to conduct the research on the present state of sonic environment in Luang Prabang and seek for the counter measure of noise control on the basis of a concept of soundscape. By replacing the existing tuktuks and motorcycles with electric vehicles, the physical sonic environment in the city centrewas remarkably improved, which is also valuable from the viewpoint of the residents in Luang Prabang. The results was reported to the local authorities