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The Role of Communication and Engagement in Airport Noise Management

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  • Graeme Heyes

    (Ecology and Environment Research Centre, Department of Natural Sciences, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester M1 5GD, UK)

  • Paul Hooper

    (Ecology and Environment Research Centre, Department of Natural Sciences, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester M1 5GD, UK)

  • Fiona Raje

    (Ecology and Environment Research Centre, Department of Natural Sciences, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester M1 5GD, UK)

  • Ian Flindell

    (Ecology and Environment Research Centre, Department of Natural Sciences, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester M1 5GD, UK)

  • Delia Dimitriu

    (Ecology and Environment Research Centre, Department of Natural Sciences, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester M1 5GD, UK)

  • Fabio Galatioto

    (Modelling and Appraisal Unit, Connected Places Catapult, Milton Keynes MK9 1BP, UK)

  • Narcisa E. Burtea

    (National Research and Development Institute for Gas Turbines COMOTI, 220D Iuliu Maniu Blvd., District 6, OP76, CP174, 061126 Bucharest, Romania)

  • Barbara Ohlenforst

    (Royal NLR-Netherlands Aerospace Centre, Anthony Fokkerweg 2, 1059 CM Amsterdam, The Netherlands)

  • Olena Konovalova

    (Faculty of Ecological Safety, National Aviation University, Kosmonavta Komarova ave. 1, 03058 Kiev, Ukraine)

Abstract

Research suggests that non-acoustic factors can have a considerable effect on community attitudes and opinions towards aviation noise and that these can be influenced through processes of communication and engagement. This paper reviews literature from various fields to identify the key elements of effective practice, using them as a lens through which to assess case study noise management actions conducted at European airports. This analysis found that communication and engagement holds significant potential for noise management, but that this remains largely unfulfilled due to such methods being used as an ancillary management activity, rather than as a powerful tool to aid in the design and delivery of noise management actions. A series of recommendations and research priorities are proposed that could shape the future of noise management, including potential changes to European policy that more explicitly advocate for communication and engagement as a noise management tool in its own right.

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  • Graeme Heyes & Paul Hooper & Fiona Raje & Ian Flindell & Delia Dimitriu & Fabio Galatioto & Narcisa E. Burtea & Barbara Ohlenforst & Olena Konovalova, 2021. "The Role of Communication and Engagement in Airport Noise Management," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(11), pages 1-18, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:13:y:2021:i:11:p:6088-:d:564182
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    1. Graeme Heyes & Cathy Urquhart & Paul Hooper & Callum Thomas, 2023. "Comprehensive Strategic Analysis for Sustainability: An Aviation Industry Case Study," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(11), pages 1-19, May.
    2. Dominik Hauptvogel & Dirk Schreckenberg & Tobias Rothmund & Marie-Therese Schmitz & Susanne Bartels, 2023. "Being a Fair Neighbor—Towards a Psychometric Inventory to Assess Fairness-Related Perceptions of Airports by Residents—Development and Validation of the Aircraft Noise-Related Fairness Inventory (fAIR," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(12), pages 1-21, June.

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