Valuation of aircraft noise using stated preference methods within a broader quality of life dimension

A study to value aircraft-related noise is described. In order to disguise the purpose of the stated preference exercise, respondents were asked to consider a range of quality of life attributes. These were the level of local crime, street cleanliness, the quality of local schools, the amount of road traffic in the area, road traffic noise experienced at home, neighbourhood air quality, aircraft noise, the condition of roads and pavements, the availability of local recreation, shopping and health facilities and the level of local council tax. Most attributes were specified at five levels, with respondents identifying the level of each that they currently faced and hence the worse and better levels of each attribute. The respondent is then first asked which improvement would be preferred. Once this is identified, the improvement is removed from consideration and the respondent is asked which of the remaining improvements is preferred, with the current situation remaining as the reference point for all other variables. This process is continued until all the improvements are evaluated. The deteriorations are then evaluated in the same way. The choices made by individuals were modelled using an exploded logit procedure, with jack-knifing used to correct for repeat observations. Data collection was completed in late 2002, with 600 completed interviews of residents around Manchester, Bucharest and Lyon airports. The results of the study are to be reported To Eurocontrol, who have funded the research, in February. Initial results are promising, with correct sign and significant coefficient estimates obtained for improvements to the current situation. This paper deals with the methodological issues involved in this approach, and in particular tests the hypothesis that it produces lower values of aircraft noise than a naive stated preference approach. The results are also compared with respondents' importance and satisfaction ratings of each attribute whilst valuations of a range of other quality of life related attributes are reported. For the covering abstract see ITRD E126595.

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• Authors:
  • BRISTOW, A
  • HEAVER, C
  • MURPHY, P
  • WARDMAN, M
• Publication Date: 2003

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 19pp
• Monograph Title: Risk aversion and route choice decisions
• Serial:
  • PROCEEDINGS OF THE EUROPEAN TRANSPORT CONFERENCE (ETC) 2003 HELD 8-10 OCTOBER 2003, STRASBOURG, FRANCE
  • Publisher: Association for European Transport (AET)
  • ISSN: 1474-9122

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aircraft; Airports; Conferences; Environment; Interviewing; Methodology; Noise; Prevention; Stated preferences; Value engineering
• ITRD Terms: 1258: Aircraft; 1037: Airport; 8525: Conference; 2455: Environment; 9147: Interview; 9102: Method; 2492: Noise; 9149: Prevention; 6587: Stated preference; 248: Value analysis
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Environment; Planning and Forecasting; Security and Emergencies; Terminals and Facilities; Vehicles and Equipment; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01013760
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 0-86050-342-9
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Dec 22 2005 11:20AM