Highlights 0.3% of the area of İzmir City exceeds the threshold of 55dB(A) during day-time. 2% of the population was exposed to 55dB(A) during day-time. 1100 people were exposed to 55dB(A) noise in night, can be threatened by sleep disturbances. During the day time, nearly 400 people may suffer health problems.
Abstract The air transport industry is showing rapid growth in line with the call for meeting the requirements of a rising population. Noise mapping is more useful than surveys and measurements to estimate the effects of noise on public health. In this paper, noise levels for the day, evening and night time slices around İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport were calculated by use of the SoundPLAN 7.2 software according to the European Noise Directive, and the “ECAC Doc. 29-Interim” method was applied for the computation of the aircraft noise. Air traffic data of year 2012, technical information about the airport and geographical data including the layers of elevation, residential buildings, auxiliary buildings, hospitals and schools were used as the main inputs for the model developed in the study. The model was found to perform well for the areas closer to the airport. The results of the study suggested that the area at the north side of the airport, where the city center of İzmir is located, is more affected than other areas. The threshold value of 55dB(A) was found to be exceeded in 0.3% of the land area covered by İzmir City center during the time slice “day”. The results showed that about 2% of the resident population was exposed to noise levels of 55dB(A) or higher during day-time in İzmir. In addition, it was understood that the number of people who are potentially exposed to high noise levels and threatened by several illness such as hypertension and sleep disturbances is significant in the surrounding area of the airport. It is thought to be important for airport operators to manage the airport capacity based on the flight schedules in order to control the noise exposure level around the airport.
Estimation of airport noise impacts on public health. A case study of İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport
Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment ; 36 ; 152-159
2015-01-01
8 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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