Abstract
One of the persistent environmental issues today is high noise levels in residential areas especially in the developing countries. There are several unorganized informal sector activities such as recreational, road traffic, household and religious activities, operation of power generating sets, incompatible uses in space among others that are the sources of noise pollution in residential areas. A number of empirical studies have been carried out on the impact of noise on residential property values. However, one finds it very difficult to ascertain whether noise pollution affects residential property value in Enugu Urban. The aim of this study is to ascertain whether noise pollution has significant influence on residential rental values in the study area. The study has discovered that residential properties affected by noise pollution have lower rental value compared to those unaffected by 3.1% of its rental value. The study has provided some insight to guide property buyers or users, investors, property managers, and valuers as regards property transactions. The study has suggested that property value spatial index of noise pollution in the study area can be built and use as a guide for urban management strategy to achieve sustainable development.
Highlights
One of the persistent environmental issues today is high noise levels in residential areas especially in the developing countries of the world like Nigeria
(2012) posits that there is no legal framework on which noise can be abated in Nigeria and her citizenry are yet to come to terms with the present and future impacts of noise pollution on the environment
This means that the noise level within low-density neighborhoods are within World Health Organization permissible limits of 55 dBA for residential areas and within United State Department of Housing Urban Development recommended limit of 49 dBA and tolerable at 65 dBA
Summary
One of the persistent environmental issues today is high noise levels in residential areas especially in the developing countries of the world like Nigeria. Residential land-use generates noise pollution like other land-uses This is because of the numerous human activities that take place in this zone such as unorganized informal sectors, recreational, religious coupled with noise from activities, operation of power generating sets and incompatible uses of space. These activities have been found in numerous literatures to abate high sound levels of noise which are injurious to city dwellers. This is not a general consensus, some people take environmental factors into account in decision-making as regards where to rent or buy property to reside
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