The influence of sensitivity for road traffic noise on residential location

Does it trigger a process of spatial selection?

Journal article (2007)
Department
Infrastructures, Systems and Services (TPM) (TU Delft)
Copyright: Acoustical Society of America
DOI: https://doi.org/doi:10.1121/1.2756970
Road traffic Noise pollution Biological effects of acoustic radiation
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Published Date

30-09-2007

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Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 122 (3), 2007

ISSN:

0001-4966

Faculty

Technology, Policy and Management

Department

Infrastructures, Systems and Services

Abstract

People move to another house for different reasons. It is sometimes presumed that a process of self-selection might take place on the basis of noise sensitivity, i.e., sensitive people would either leave high noise areas or not move into these areas in the first place. Thus, a “survivor population” would remain in the high noise areas. This research aims to investigate whether such a process can be observed in the Netherlands. The study does not show evidence of a process of self-selection based on noise sensitivity. Nevertheless, the results suggest that noise-sensitive people are less satisfied with their living environment and are more willing to move than those who are not noise sensitive. Due to the limited sample size, external validity is limited.

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