Policy Annoyance – How Policies Shape the Experience of Aircraft Sound
Jun 20th, 2007 | By WJ | Category: EnvironmentBy Dr. Christian Bröer

How do people get annoyed about aircraft noise? Often, the sound itself is assumed to be the main cause. In a recently finished PhD research, Christian Bröer shows that there are other sources of annoyance. Noise policy itself clearly influence the way we perceive aircraft sound. The same aircraft sound is experienced differently in The Netherlands and Switzerland. This is not caused by general cultural differences. The differences in perception can be explained by differences in the noise annoyance policy. Noise complaints, for example, are strongly shaped by the political opportunities en the workings of the complaint agencies. The article concludes with some suggestions for future noise policies.
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