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Prediction And Management Of Aircraft Noise Annoyance Around Canadian Airports, Julia Georgieva Jovanovic

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Noise pollution is a serious environmental problem affecting millions of people world-wide. Aircraft are one source of transportation noise that impacts residents in communities surrounding airports and flight paths. Noise is the biggest nuisance of airport operations and has resulted in complaints, protests, and even legal action. The burden of noise is likely to increase in the coming decades as quieter aircraft technologies lag traffic growth projections, and rapid urbanization narrows the buffer between airports and residential areas. Numerous physical and psychological effects of aircraft noise exposure have been studied, the most common of which is annoyance. Noise annoyance has …