Human Response to Aviation Noise: Development of Dose-Response Relationships for Backcountry Visitors, Rainbow Bridge National Monument

The Federal Aviation Administration and National Park Service conducted joint research to better understand the effects of noise due to commercial air tour operations over units of the National Park System. To evaluate the relationship between aircraft noise exposure and the quality of National Park visitor experience, research was conducted at backcountry sites providing day- and overnight-hiking opportunities. Data were collected at Rainbow Bridge National Monument during June 2014 to add to the backcountry dataset collected at four National Parks during 2011. Visits to Rainbow Bridge are of shorter length than previously studied and the site is valued for both scenic and cultural/historic aspects, further expanding the dose-response dataset. This report describes the study methods, visitor surveys and data collected at Rainbow Bridge. Dose-response relationships were developed for the complete backcountry dataset inclusive of the 2014 Rainbow Bridge data. The models developed can be used as a tool for evaluating potential effects of air tours on visitors to National Parks.

• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/49710
• Corporate Authors:

  Volpe National Transportation Systems Center

  Cambridge, MA  United States  02142

  National Park Service

  Natural Sounds and Night Skies Division
  1201 Oakridge Drive
  Fort Collins, CO  United States  80525

  Federal Aviation Administration

  800 Independence Avenue, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20591
• Authors:
  • Rapoza, Amanda S
  • Sudderth, Erika A
  • Lewis, Kristin C
  • Lee, Cynthia S Y
• Publication Date: 2017-8

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Edition: Final Report
• Features: Appendices; Figures; Maps; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 141p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aircraft noise; Annoyance; Data collection; National parks; Surveys; Tourism; Tourists
• Identifier Terms: Rainbow Bridge National Monument
• Geographic Terms: Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Environment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01746872
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOT-VNTSC-NPS-17-15
• Contract Numbers: VXH2 / MTE90
• Files: NTL, TRIS, ATRI, USDOT
• Created Date: Jul 28 2020 4:30PM