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to Noise from Aviation Sources in England
Attitudes to Noise from Aviation Sources
in England
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For the UK Department for Transport and Department
for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, we have been leading
a 5-year
project to establish the relationship between aircraft noise and
the annoyance it causes to residents. The study uses extensively
trialled stated preference techniques to put “willingness-to-pay” monetary
valuations on this annoyance, expressed in terms of numbers of aircraft
noise “events”, their loudness and the time of day (or
night). The study was the first of its kind in the UK for 20 years
and provided insight into the key policy issues of major interest
to the air industry, not just in the UK but throughout Europe.
The study has involved in-depth interviews with
around 3,000 residents at different proximities to 15 airports across
the UK.
Acceptance of the research findings by industry (both in the UK
and abroad) was essential, and the study, therefore, involved regular
consultation with leading industry figures and stakeholders from
the UK and internationally.
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