Valuing road noise for residents in Hong Kong

H. N. Li; Chi Kwan Chau; M. S. Tse; Shiu Keung Tang

doi:10.1016/j.trd.2009.02.001

Valuing road noise for residents in Hong Kong

H. N. Li, Chi Kwan Chau, M. S. Tse, Shiu Keung Tang

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

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Abstract

This study estimates the willingness-to-pay value for a one dB(A) change over a range of initial noise levels for a sample population in Hong Kong. It establishes a protocol for estimating the willingness-to-pay values by first establishing an annoyance-dB relationship. The protocol takes into account the characteristics that the probability of being annoyed at a particular level varied with the initial objective noise level, and the annoyance-dB relationship varied for a range of initial annoyance level. The study shows that household income level and initial annoyance levels exert considerable influences on the individual's willingness-to-pay values. However, age and educational level were found not to exert any significant influence on individual's willingness-to-pay values.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	264-271
Number of pages	8
Journal	Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment
Volume	14
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2009.02.001
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2009

Keywords

Economic valuation
Noise annoyance
Socio-acoustic survey

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Civil and Structural Engineering
Transportation
General Environmental Science

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