Regional catalytic economic impacts and noise-damage costs of aviation growth

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 2008.

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Main Author: Tam, Ryan Aung Min, 1973-
Other Authors: Karen R. Polenske.
Format: Thesis
Language:eng
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2009
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/45423
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spelling mit-1721.1/454232019-04-12T09:57:33Z Regional catalytic economic impacts and noise-damage costs of aviation growth Tam, Ryan Aung Min, 1973- Karen R. Polenske. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning. Urban Studies and Planning. Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 2008. Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-230). There is growing recognition that transportation or infrastructure improvements can have longer-term catalytic impacts economic productivity, which are in addition to the direct, indirect, or induced household spending impacts. These economic catalytic effects are fundamentally different from traditional measures of the impacts from spending in the air transport sector. In contrast to the generally positive regional economic benefits of aviation, however, aircraft noise has emerged as a major negative externality of the air transportation system and continues to be a controversial issue in communities around airports. In this analysis, I develop a methodology to highlight interrelationships between airport flight operations and noise impacts on surrounding communities, and between air transport industry and regional economic growth. I calculate the noise-damage costs under different airport growth scenarios at London Heathrow and the East Midlands airport, and then apply an econometric input-output model to estimate the regional catalytic economic impacts associated with the growth of the air transport industry under these same scenarios. I find that the local airport noise damages are very small compared to the regional economic impacts from aviation. Furthermore, I find that the wider catalytic economic impacts due to increased productivity and accessibility are greater than the economic impacts from aviation sector itself at the regional level. by Ryan Aung Min Tam. Ph.D. 2009-04-29T17:39:59Z 2009-04-29T17:39:59Z 2008 2008 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/45423 317858045 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 272 p. application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology
spellingShingle Urban Studies and Planning.
Tam, Ryan Aung Min, 1973-
Regional catalytic economic impacts and noise-damage costs of aviation growth
title Regional catalytic economic impacts and noise-damage costs of aviation growth
title_full Regional catalytic economic impacts and noise-damage costs of aviation growth
title_fullStr Regional catalytic economic impacts and noise-damage costs of aviation growth
title_full_unstemmed Regional catalytic economic impacts and noise-damage costs of aviation growth
title_short Regional catalytic economic impacts and noise-damage costs of aviation growth
title_sort regional catalytic economic impacts and noise damage costs of aviation growth
topic Urban Studies and Planning.
url http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/45423
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