NOISE: ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF CHOICE

FOR RATIONAL DECISIONS ON NOISE TO BE MADE, THREE QUESTIONS MUST BE RESOLVED. A PHYSICAL MEASURE OF NOISE WHICH CORRELATES RELIABLY WITH THE DISSATISFACTION CAUSED BY NOISE MUST BE DERIVED; MORE DATA ARE REQUIRED TO ENABLE EVALUATION OF THE ALTERNATIVE COURSES OF ACTION; AND SOME INDICATION OF THE WORTH WHICH IS PLACED BY PEOPLE ON A CHANGE IN THE NOISE LEVEL IS REQUIRED IN ORDER TO KNOW ON WHAT SCALE TO TAKE ACTION. RESEARCH INTO THESE PROBLEMS HAS A HIGH PRIORITY BECAUSE IT IS RECOGNIZED THAT THE LEVEL OF NOISE MAY WELL BE THE MOST IMPORTANT SINGLE ASPECT OF THE ENVIRONMENT AFFECTED BY TRANSPORT POLICY, BUT IT IS NOT ALWAYS MEANINGFUL TO CONSIDER NOISE IN ISOLATION FROM OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS; SOME MEASURES ALLEVIATING THE NOISE PROBLEM MAY ONLY WORSEN OTHERS. HOWEVER, AS LONG AS THE EXTERNAL EFFECTS OF THE PROPOSED SOLUTIONS ARE NOT TOO LARGE, OR CAN THEMSELVES BE QUANTIFIED, THE ABILITY TO PLACE A VALUE ON NOISE CHANGES WILL BE AN EXTREMELY IMPORTANT IMPROVEMENT IN THE URBAN EVALUATION PROCESS. /AUTHOR/

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 7, No 2, PP 123-135
• Authors:
  • Foster, C D
  • Mackie, P J
• Publication Date: 1970-6

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Urban Studies
  • Publisher: Sage Publications, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0042-0980
  • EISSN: 1360-063X
  • Serial URL: http://usj.sagepub.com/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Environmental impacts; Measurement; Noise; Noise control; Present value; Social values; Traffic noise; Transportation policy; Urban areas
• Uncontrolled Terms: Value
• Old TRIS Terms: Community values; Transportation effects
• Subject Areas: Economics; Environment; Highways; Policy; Safety and Human Factors; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00223380
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 8 1971 12:00AM