Aircraft noise prediction

A path model of aircraft noise annoyance

Previous research has stressed the relevance of nonacoustical factors in the perception of aircraft noise. However, it is largely empirically driven and lacks a sound theoretical basis. In this paper, a theoretical model which explains noise annoyance based on the psychological stress theory is empirically tested. The model is estimated by applying structural equation modeling based on data from residents living in the vicinity of Amsterdam Airport Schiphol in The Netherlands. The model provides a good model fit and indicates that concern about the negative health effects of noise and pollution, perceived disturbance, and perceived control and coping capacity are the most important variables that explain noise annoyance. Furthermore, the model provides evidence for the existence of two reciprocal relationships between (1) perceived disturbance and noise annoyance and (2) perceived control and coping capacity and noise annoyance. Lastly, the model yielded two unexpected results. Firstly, the variables noise sensitivity and fear related to the noise source were unable to explain additional variance in the endogenous variables of the model and were therefore excluded from the model. And secondly, the size of the total effect of noise exposure on noise annoyance was relatively small. The paper concludes with some recommended directions for further research.

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Testing a theory of aircraft noise annoyance: A structural equation analysis

The influence of the visibility of the source on the subjective annoyance due to its noise

Results of the investigation of a sample of size N = 200, half of whom live in the vicinity of a main airport, are reported. Three health indicators were examined: (1) annoyance reactions measured with a scale which did not include symptoms; (2) a symptom score, obtained with a screening instrument which identifies possible psychiatric cases; and (3) confirmed psychiatric cases identified with a traditional diagnosis after an interview by a psychiatrist. Noise was undoubtedly associated with annoyance. An association between noise and psychiatric measures was only present in a subgroup of respondents of high education. There was a marked association between annoyance and psychiatric measures. An attempt was made to clarify the nature of this relationship. Hypersensitivity to noise was associated with a high frequency of psychiatric symptoms and should be considered among the high risk factors for psychiatric illness.

https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0033291700014276

The effect of aircraft noise on the mental health of a community sample: a pilot study.

An assessment of certain causal models used in surveys on aircraft noise annoyance

The article surveys various proposals for charges on noise nuisance from road and air traffic. An "official" charge is proposed based on an assessment of annoyance as well as politically determined revenue requirements. This approach is preferred to the "ideal" charge equal to marginal abatement (damage) costs at a pareto optimum output of nuisance because of (a) the inherent difficulties in placing money values on noise nuisance and (b) some equity requirement which is likely to be politically important. The authors show that their proposal can be modified to accommodate other requirements for an "efficient" noise charge. (TRRL)

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Papers

An assessment of certain causal models used in surveys on aircraft noise annoyance

The practical determination of a charge for noise pollution

Aircraft Noise Charges

Noise Charges: An International Assessment

Traffic Noise Control in Europe