A comparative analysis of the legal status of noise pollution in Iran and other countries

Abstract

Noise Pollution is one of the current problems in cities including Tehran, which has harmful effects on people's physical and mental health in the society. Some countries have adopted legal measures to control and eliminate the noise pollution. Since, there is no conducted research relating to the legal status of noise pollution in Iran, a comparative analysis of the laws and regulations of Iran and a few selected countries can be helpful for finding the shortcomings of the pollution control in Iran and Tehran. This paper is aimed at identifying the above mentioned defects through studying the legal status of noise pollution in Iran as compared to a few other countries.