Airport Noise. Quiet, We Fly!

This book presents the issue of airport noise pollution as objectively as possible. It sets out a number of scientific, technical, legal and political facts. It also outlines a number of strategies for limiting the noise pollution associated with airport operations.
Around 1,400 airlines operate more than 25,000 aircraft worldwide, carrying 3.3 billion passengers a year from 3,900 airports in airspace managed by 173 air navigation services.
Noise pollution is affecting an ever-increasing number of citizens, and for a variety of reasons, the situation is unlikely to improve.
- Increasing air traffic
Forecasts drawn up in 2014 point to a fleet of 41,000 aircraft carrying 6.6 billion passengers by 2032.
- Increase in night-time traffic
A significant proportion of movements take place in the evening or during the night, with repercussions on the sleep of local residents.
- Increased public awareness and responsiveness to environmental problems
Nuisance (of whatever kind) is increasingly considered unbearable by the majority of people, who are more systematic in questioning the public authorities about it.
Even if today's aircraft have much better acoustic performance than their predecessors, the advent of silent aircraft is not foreseeable in the medium term.
The only way out is therefore to implement appropriate accompanying policies (insulation, buy-back of buildings) and controls (land-use planning, operating restrictions).

Preface
Chapter 1: What is sound?
Chapter 2: How do we hear?
Chapter 3. Noise measurements
Chapter 4. Aircraft noise sources
Chapter 5. Aircraft certification and applicable standards
Chapter 6. Impact of noise on the population
Chapter 7. Means of action
Chapter 8. European regulations
Chapter 9. Air traffic in France
Chapter 10. Air noise mapping in France
Chapter 11. Paris-Charles de Gaulle
Chapter 12. Paris-Orly
Chapter 13. Paris-Le Bourget
Chapter 14. Toulouse-Blagnac
Chapter 15. Nantes-Atlantique
Chapter 16. Nice-Côte d'Azur
Chapter 17. Marseille-Provence
Chapter 18. Lyon-Saint-Exupéry
Chapter 19. Beauvais-Tillé
Chapter 20. Bordeaux-Mérignac
Chapter 21. Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg
Chapter 22. Summary and recommendations
Chapter 23. Acronyms and abbreviations
Chapter 24. References
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