DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONS FROM TWO OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL AREAS IN NORWAY

The special peace and quiet of nature is shown to be an important component of what people seek in outdoor recreation (Vaagboe, 1993). In recent years there has been growing concern about the effects of noise on outdoor recreationists (Kariel, 1990; Anderson et a1., 1993; McDonald et al., 1995; Fidell et al., 1996; International Recreational Noise Symposium, 1998; FICAN Symposium on the Preservation of Natural Quiet, 1999; Krog et al., 2000). In 1998 the former main airport of Norway, Fornebu, was closed down, and another airport, Gardermoen, was extended to become the new main airport. The relocation of the airport offered the opportunity to study visitors' reactions to different levels of aircraft noise in the same outdoor recreational areas. Two recreational areas were studied, one close to the old airport (Bygd-y), and one close to the new airport (Romeriks Asen). Both areas are important local recreational areas. Field studies with simultaneous interviewing and sound recordings were conducted both before and after the change. The main purpose was to establish dose - response relations. To obtain dose - response relations, contingent on the distinguishing features of outdoor recreation, annoyance is controlled for expectations to the recreational experience. Two models of exposure are tested and discussed: one containing parameters that require an observer to distinguish the aircraft noise from the overall noise exposure, and one that does not. (A) For the covering abstract see ITRD E113232.

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• Authors:
  • KROG, N H
  • ENGDAHL, B
• Conference:
  • INTER-NOISE 2001 - ABSTRACTS FROM INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS AND EXHIBITION ON NOISE CONTROL ENGINEERING
  • Location: THE HAGUE , Netherlands
  • Date: 2001-8-27 to 2001-8-30
• Publication Date: 2001

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 1317-8

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Airports; Attitudes; Conferences; Control; Noise; Perception; Planning; Rural areas; Tourism
• Geographic Terms: Norway
• ITRD Terms: 1037: Airport; 2267: Attitude (psychol); 8525: Conference; 3874: Control; 2492: Noise; 8084: Norway; 2229: Perception; 143: Planning; 328: Rural area; 9143: Tourism
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Environment; Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00927131
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 9-806554-1-4
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Jul 8 2002 12:00AM