Abstract

AbstractNoise impact management goes hand in hand with the capability to predict the noise impact on exposed communities. Three tools to that purpose are presented in this chapter: the Noise Management Toolset (NMT), the Demo Virtual Community Tool (VCT) and Dynamic Noise Mapping. The NMT is a web-based tool giving stakeholders the opportunity to evaluate scenarios through not only noise exposure, but also noise impact, by introducing annoyance related metrics like the awakening index, with an easy-to-use interface. The VCT is the underlying research tool exploring and testing new indicators and options that might be of relevance to target audiences, such as land use planning information about location dependent activities or window insulation. The third approach, Dynamic Noise Mapping, adds the important aspect of population movement to classical noise mapping approaches where temporal changes of noise maps are tracked and included in noise exposure evaluation.

Highlights

  • When taking decisions with regard to land use planning, changes in air tracks etc., stakeholders need to rely on numbers

  • The Public Toolset (PT) contains a virtual airport, with the aim to illustrate the basic concepts of airport noise mapping, explained in the ANIMA Best Practice Portal

  • As the title of the present chapter indicates, the Noise Management Toolset (NMT) has been conceived with the objective to go beyond the mapping of noise exposure, by including aspects of noise impact

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Summary

Introduction

When taking decisions with regard to land use planning, changes in air tracks etc., stakeholders need to rely on numbers. At present many tools are available that allow the user to generate noise exposure maps for airport scenarios. Most of these tools have a rather sophisticated graphical user interface, their proper operation requires significant technical skills, usually only available at specialised consultants or at environmental departments of big airports. Due to the cost involved, this will normally limit the use of such tools to specific scenarios, required for compliance with legal requirements It does usually not allow other interested stakeholders like land use planners, policymakers, airport staff, etc. State-of-the-art tools usually only generate information on noise exposure This is relevant for planning purposes, it falls short when airport noise issues need to be managed at a detailed level. The third approach, Dynamic Noise Mapping, adds the important aspect of population movement to classical noise mapping approaches

Objectives of the Tool
Future Work
Aim of the Tool
Multi-metrics evaluations
Sleep-time preference
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Land Use Planning
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