Award Date

1-1-1996

Degree Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts (MA)

Department

Economics

First Committee Member

Thomas Carroll

Number of Pages

34

Abstract

The airline industry is investing billions of dollars to adhere to the Airport Noise and Capacity Act of 1990. The Act requires airlines to reconfigure 100% of their fleets with quieter aircraft. This regulation is based in part on studies conducted around airport facilities which indicated a negative impact from noise on residential property values; The purpose of this paper is to review the issue of aircraft noise and its impact on residential property, specifically single-family homes. It discusses the use of hedonic functional forms in measuring the effect of aircraft noise around a major airport facility. The empirical analysis concludes that a low, negative impact on single-family residences can be expected as a result of aircraft noise exposure around McCarran International Airport.

Keywords

Aircraft; Airport; Effects; Impact; International; Mccarran; Measuring; Nevada; Noise; Property; Residential; Sound; Values

Controlled Subject

Finance; Commerce

File Format

pdf

File Size

1198.08 KB

Degree Grantor

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Language

English

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