Methodology for Evaluating Noise from Traffic

Metodika ocenovani hluku z dopravy

Noise from traffic is an undesirable element in the environment, which disturbs and annoys the exposed people and may put their health at risk. Economic terminology speaks about an externality, i.e. a situation when an activity of a party causes a loss (change) of welfare to another party and this loss (change) is not compensated. Externalities are considered a form of a market failure which prevents effective allocation of sources, since market prices in such situation fail to reflect the total social costs or benefits. The quantification of external costs (economic damage) incurred by noise from road and rail transport allows their quantification with the use of a general measure – money. The evaluation in terms of money has an essential importance for the evaluation of costs and benefits when assessing transport projects, including the installation of anti-noise measures, and when making decisions on a socially optimum method of internalization of this externality (e.g. by performance charging). The aim of this methodology is to quantify physical impacts of noise road and rail transport, and to evaluate welfare losses, which these impacts incur to the exposed population. The methodology is based on damage function approach and complies with the current knowledge in the field of health risk evaluation and non-market evaluation methods.

• Corporate Authors:

  Transport Research Centre (CDV)

  Líšeňská 33a
  Brno,   Czech Republic  CZ-636 00

  Charles University Environment Center

  Praha,   Czech Republic 
• Authors:
  • MACA, V
  • Urban, Jan
  • Melichar, Jan
  • KRIVANEK, V
• Publication Date: 2012-4

Language

• English
• Czech

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 28p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Economics; Evaluation; Health; Highway transportation; Methodology; Noise; Railroad traffic
• Geographic Terms: Czech Republic
• ITRD Terms: 8158: Czech Republic; 255: Economics; 9020: Evaluation (assessment); 2144: Health; 9102: Method; 2492: Noise; 771: Rail traffic; 1142: Road transport
• Subject Areas: I15: Environment; I70: Traffic and Transport;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01518516
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Centre (CDV)
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Mar 20 2014 9:51AM