The article discusses topical issues of acoustic comfort ensuring on residential areas in urban planning. The main problems in this area are identified, as well asa new approach to their solution is proposed. The physical and energy approach, proposed by the authors in the article, had been previously used in the field of air dedusting. In the authors' opinionusing the physical-energy approach to solve problems of providing acoustic comfort, it is possible to ensure environmental safety in

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... ntal safety in urban planning. The paper presents the results of the analysis of the main sources of acoustic discomfort in the urban environment, the physical parameters of sound waves; the physical essence of the acoustic pollution process is investigated, and the stages of formation, emission, and propagation of sound waves are identified. The authors propose a mathematical dependence that expresses the probability of realizing the process of acoustic impact on the surrounding urban environment. Also, the main directions of further research are presented.