Conference_programme: 4.1 - Airport Noise
Lecture: Pan-European Review of Aviation Noise Impact Mitigation Strategies
Author(s): Heyes Graeme, Hooper Paul, Dimitriu Delia
Summary:
\nThe health implications of aviation noise are well documented and often represent a significant barrier to ambitions for growth of the sector, or for airport development. Legislation exists to help manage and mitigate the impacts of such noise, however the transposition of such regulations into European Member State law differs from state to state as does the efficacy of such measures. This paper presents the findings of a series of elite stakeholder interviews with aviation noise stakeholders to determine the efficacy of current noise management approaches, and to identify ways in which noise could be better managed in the future. The research is part of ANIMA, a Horizon 2020 funded research project that aims to better understand noise impact mitigation in the EU, with the aim of developing new methodologies, approaches and tools to manage and mitigate the impact of aviation noise, enhancing the capability to respond to the growing traffic demand. The elite interviews identified a number of themes including some limitations of the Environmental Noise Directive and the ICAO Balanced Approach, the failure of land use planning to reduce noise impact, and the identification of a number of desired future research programmes, for instance developing an evidence base of interventions to reduce noise to better inform decision making.
Corresponding author
Name: Dr Graeme Heyes
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Country: United Kingdom
