Valentin le Bescond

Biographic Data

ID7994353
NAMEValentin le Bescond
GIVEN NAMESValentin
FAMILY NAMEle Bescond
SIGNATURELE BESCOND V
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Salford
ORCID0000-0001-5287-9668
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS5
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR5
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2011
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX0

  • Assessing accessibility to quiet and green areas at the city scale using an agent-based transport model

    Open AccessLeonardo Galassi Luquezi, Valentin le Bescond et al.ARTICLELandscape and Urban Planning2025

    Standard European approaches to assessing environmental noise focus on individuals exposed to critical noise levels. However, there are complementary approaches that question the accessibility of the population to quiet areas, highlighting the restorative properties of natural and quiet spaces for human health. In this regard, from an agent-based model, this study proposes a spatio-temporal methodology to assess accessibility to quiet areas in ag…

  • Multi-scale comparison of modeling chains for traffic-related air pollutant emission assessment

    Open AccessMichele Tirico, Valentin le Bescond et al.ARTICLESustainable Cities and Society2025

    Traffic-related air pollutants pose major health risks in metropolitan areas , with Nitrogen Oxides ( N O x ) being particularly harmful. Reducing road traffic emissions through mobility management is crucial for achieving sustainable urban living. To assess such strategies, reliable modeling chains are essential. Traditionally, these chains couple traffic and pollutant emission models. However, this coupling can introduce significant uncertainty…

  • Including everyday mobility with agent-based models in the assessment of critical areas of noise exposure

    Open AccessLeonardo Galassi Luquezi, Valentin le Bescond et al.ARTICLESustainable Cities and Society2025

    Identifying urban areas that concentrate critical noise exposures is a fundamental step in formulating noise action plans for protecting public health. Standard European assessments that guide this identification are based on residential exposure to noise, neglecting everyday mobility. There is growing interest in noise assessment using agent-based exposure models to address this limitation. This approach aims to simulate a daily activity plan fo…

  • Agent-specific, activity-based noise impact assessment using noise exposure cost

    Open AccessJohan Nygren, Valentin le Bescond et al.ARTICLESustainable Cities and Society2024

    This study introduces an agent-specific assessment method of traffic noise exposure in agent mobility simulations. The assessment is achieved through a combination of an energy-based noise exposure impact assessment using noise exposure cost, and the state-of-the-art traffic noise prediction tool NoiseModelling coupled with the activity-based agent mobility simulation software MATSim. The agent-specific noise exposure cost is a measure to evaluat…

  • Structure-borne sound and vibration from building-mounted wind turbines

    Open AccessAndy Moorhouse, Andrew Elliott et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Research Letters2011

    Noise continues to be a significant factor in the development of wind energy resources. In the case of building-mounted wind turbines (BMWTs), in addition to the usual airborne sound there is the potential for occupants to be affected by structure-borne sound and vibration transmitted through the building structure. Usual methods for prediction and evaluation of noise from large and small WTs are not applicable to noise of this type. This letter …