Open AccessThe influence of sensitivity for road traffic noise on residential location: Does it trigger a process of spatial selection?
Author(s) -
Hans Nijland,
Sander Hartemink,
Irene van Kamp,
Bert van Wee
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
the journal of the acoustical society of america
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.619
H-Index - 187
eISSN - 1520-8524
pISSN - 0001-4966
DOI - 10.1121/1.2756970
Subject(s) - sensitivity (control systems) , selection (genetic algorithm) , noise (video) , process (computing) , environmental science , computer science , road traffic , traffic noise , acoustics , transport engineering , artificial intelligence , noise reduction , physics , engineering , electronic engineering , image (mathematics) , operating system
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.Infrastructures, Systems and ServicesTechnology, Policy and Managemen
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