Assessment of land use compatibility and noise pollution at Imam Khomeini International Airport

Maryam Kiani Sadr, Parvin Nassiri, Mohsen Hosseini, Masoud Monavari and Alireza Gharagozlou

Journal of Air Transport Management, 2014, vol. 34, issue C, 49-56

Abstract: This study aimed to investigate land use planning around airports, by employing Remote Sensing (RS) and Geographic Information Systems (GIS), in conjunction with an optimization algorithm using an Integrated Noise Model (INM) software, to establish the potential effects of aircraft noise at Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKIA) in Tehran. We also checked for land use compatibility with the noise levels around IKIA and the residents' reaction to the noise. The research was carried out in three stages: a) the establishment of Strategic Noise Map (SNM) scenarios of the airport operation in the years 2011, 2020 and 2030 using the INM software; b) the assessment of the results with emphasis on the study area land uses and application of RS and GIS and the exposure of residents at different levels of environmental noise; and c) the assessment of the intensity of aircraft noise annoyance at various times of day and night. The results indicated that developing IKIA together with the residential development will increase airport noise. Hence proper management and control of noise at IKIA is essential.

Keywords: Airport noise pollution; Imam Khomeini International Airport; Noise prediction model; Integrated Noise Model (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jairtraman.2013.07.009

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