NOISE EXPOSURE FORECASTS: EVOLUTION, EVALUATION, EXTENSIONS AND LAND USE INTERPRETATIONS. FINAL REPORT

THIS TWO-PART REPORT DISCUSSES THE CONCEPT OF NOISE EXPOSURE FORECASTS (NEF) FOR PREDICTING A SINGLE NUMBER RATING FOR THE CUMULATIVE NOISE CAUSED BY AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS INTRUDING INTO AIRPORT COMMUNITIES. PART I DESCRIBES METHODS FOR RELATING AIRCRAFT NOISE EXPOSURE TO COMMUNITY RESPONSE. PART 2 INTERPRETS THE NOISE EXPOSURE DUE TO AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS (IN NEF VALUES) IN TERMS OF ESTIMATED IMPACT ON LAND USE FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT GUIDES. /TRRL/

• Corporate Authors:

  Bolt, Beranek and Newman, Incorporated

  50 Moulton Street
  Cambridge, MA  United States  02138
• Authors:
  • Galloway, W J
  • BISHOP, D E
• Publication Date: 1970-8

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 78 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aircraft; Aircraft noise; Airport noise; City planning; Communities; Environment; Environmental impacts; Forecasting; Land use; Land use planning; Noise
• Old TRIS Terms: Airport noise/community disturbance; Noise exposure; Oise/community reaction
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Environment; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Terminals and Facilities; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00224654
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 8 1973 12:00AM