GIS-Based Analysis of Road-Transport-Related Noise Impacts

Many regions suffer from environmental problems caused by private and freight transport. Noise, air pollution and vibrations are only three possible examples from a long list of negative impacts of motorized traffic, which lead to annoyance and damages to human health, property and the environment. The objective of this paper is to present the development and implementation of a model for analyzing and assessing road-transport-related policy measures relating to road networks. Therefore, indicators are developed to assess the impact of these measures on sustainable development. The effects of exposure to noise on the environment and the human being are considered. In this context, social costs are used as an example in the analysis of the impact of noise on health- and property-related expenses. With the model presented here, comparisons between different sustainable policies and transport scenarios (e.g. traffic forecasts until 2020) are possible. A four kilometer-wide corridor along a transport corridor (the road corridor between Lyon and Turin) is chosen and analyzed with regard to the effects on traffic and related noise aspects. The effectiveness of different measures (restrictions for heavy goods vehicles, road pricing, etc.) can be analyzed by comparing the differences among exposed populations, affected areas and the related social-costs of noise.

• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Research Board

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  Washington, DC  United States  20001
• Authors:
  • Schmedding, David
  • Ott, Anselm Y
  • Wessels, Lars
  • Liedtke, Gernot Thorsten
• Conference:
  • Transportation Research Board 85th Annual Meeting
  • Location: Washington DC, United States
  • Date: 2006-1-22 to 2006-1-26
• Date: 2006

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: CD-ROM
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 14p
• Monograph Title: TRB 85th Annual Meeting Compendium of Papers CD-ROM

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Decision support systems; Economic models; Externalities; Noise control; Socioeconomic factors; Traffic models; Traffic noise
• Subject Areas: Design; Economics; Energy; Environment; Finance; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors; Society; I15: Environment; I20: Design and Planning of Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01024899
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: 06-2247
• Files: BTRIS, TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: May 31 2006 7:55AM