An overview of ANIMA's achievements on aviation impact ...

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An overview of ANIMA’s achievements on aviation impact management

Laurent Leylekian

Coordinator of ANIMA


Aviation noise, a top-level issue on the agenda of policy-makers

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Aviation noise will stabilise only if all the anticipated technologyimprovements stated in the European aviation environmentalreport are met by 2030. Even if the number of flight movementsis expected to increase, improvements in aircraft designcould stabilise but not significantly reduce overall noiseexposure by 2030 (EASA et al., 2016).The message


Aviation noise, a top-level issue on the agenda of policy-makers

Thresholds• Road 53 dB Lden 45 dB Lnight• Railway 54 dB Lden 44 dB Lnight• Aircraft 45 dB Lden 40 dB Lnight• Wind Turbine 45 dB Lden -

The scapegoat syndromeWith equivalent levels, aircraft noise is deemed as moreannoying and more detrimental to health by communities &authorities, both days and night.

Environmental Noise Guidelines for the European Region (2018)


Why is it (more than ever) time to act ?

AVIATION NOISE DROPPED DOWN WITH THE TRAFFIC COLLAPSE INDUCED BY THE SANITARY CONDITIONS

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Why is it (more than ever) time to act ?

WE ARE OFFERED TO CHOOSE BETWEEN RESUMING BUSINESS AS USUAL OR ENGAGING IN ANIMA’S BEST PRACTICES

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What is at stake ?

As for aviation noise, flightpath 2050 endeavours to reduce the perceived noise emission of flying aircraft by 65%.

• This goal will not be reached only by reducing the aircraft noise at source• This goal will not be reached only by implementing new noise abatement procedures• This goal will not be reached by any combination of the two former points

• The issue encompasses societal evolutions such as increased sensitivity to noise• The issue questions our ways of life and economic models• The issue mixes questions of trust, fairness and shared consensus between stakeholders

with conflicting (and sometime self-inconsistent) agendas

AVIATION NOISE IS NOT A TECHNICAL ISSUE BUT A VERY POLITICAL ONETHE ANIMA PROJECT FOCUSES ON HUMAN BEINGS, NOT ON TECHNOLOGY


ANIMA at a glance

• Duration: 4 years, 7.5M€ funding from EC started the 1st October 2017 – End December 2021

• A clear-cut objective

To develop new methodologies, approaches and tools to manage and mitigate theimpact of aviation noise, enhancing the capability to respond to the growing trafficdemand

• A wide consortium gathering a critical mass of experts & stakeholders

22 partners from 11 countries, including airports


Understanding the rationale of ANIMA


The Noise Platform displays the overall knowledge and know-how about aviation noise and relatedannoyance as compiled by ANIMA. It especially contains :

• Basic notions on aviation noise

• Who’s who and who’s doing what (role of the numerous actors)

• Guidelines on regulations and noise management strategies

• Notions on the various noise indicators and their relevance

• The Noise Management Toolset

• Summarized findings on the Health impact (WHO and post WHO)

• Knowledge on the annoyance management (ICAO Balance Approach) and on the impactmanagement (notions about Quality of life, rules on communications and engagement)

• Detailed Methodology for setting a noise intervention (know-how)

• Scientific publications in Open access

• Outcomes from 13 illustrative case studies (what is working, what to avoid)

• Innovative tools such as Animapps

Top-level outcome: The Noise Platform

http://www.anima-project.eu

Multilingual thanks to

Google Translate


The Noise Management Toolset

• The NMT aims at computing and comparing noise maps

• Made with different noise metrics• For various flight scenarios

• With different and possibly new aircraft and/or noise reduction technologies

• Two versions: The Public Noise Toolset for educational purpose and the (full-fledged) Noise Management Toolsetfor airports and authorities

• Public version is using “pre-cooked scenarios” on a virtual airport allowing to play with several hypothesis

• Version for airports and authorities allows them to import their airports, their operations, refined hypothesis onintroducing new aircraft, new engines, tailored flights scenarios…

• The Public Noise Toolset with only one runway (09-27)features:

• A so-called reference scenario (72% Day 20% Evening8% Night with 700 flights/day and a wide mix of aircrafts

• Impact of traffic increases/decreases• Impact of flight direction (Eastward, Westward)

• Impact of joining or splitting tracks (for instance splittingtraffic going to the South and East to Track 1 D-27-S&ED and Track 2 D-27-S&EEN)

• Impact of introducing new noise reduction technologies(horizon 2030-2035) or new aircraft types (horizon 2050)such as the BOLT © aircraft from the ARTEM project

BOLT

ANIMA also developed a standalone “VirtualCommunity Tool” (VCT) based on the NMT NoiseMaps but allowing additional features linked toannoyance indicators and demographics data


Detailed Methodology for setting a noise intervention (know-how)

Detailed Methodology

Before engaging in an intervention, there is a list of key pointto check. Breaching the conditions for a successfulintervention may eventually lead to increase annoyance,anger and bitterness

• WHY ? Identification of the need for an intervention• WHAT ? Design of options & Selection of intervention option• HOW ? Implementation• MONITOR & FEEDBACK Post-Evaluation

https://anima-project.eu/noise-platform/anima-methodology

Examples of do and don’tCommunication with stakeholders should be underpinned by a fair ‘common language’ that is madecomprehensible to all so that decision-making processes are inclusive, transparent and allow thevalidity of claims to be challenged.

If a fair, inclusive and transparent decision-making process is set up with all stakeholders includingneighbouring communities, then authorities and airports must be ready to accept and endorseconsensus reached through the process.

If some intervention is decided and implemented, it should be followed up by communications actions tothe stakeholders and by a monitoring process allowing feedback and possible evolution or adaptation.


Case studies

Case studies are exemplifying past interventions initiated by various airports for different purposes

https://anima-project.eu/noise-platform/noise-management-interventions

Airport BA Element Specific Focus

Cluj Operational change/ inter-dependencies

QoL

Interdependencies relating to proposed operational changes and baseline quality of life assessments

Review of QoL priorities against stakeholder expectations

Iasi LUP Tackling encouragement through the development of virtual stakeholder engagement platform. Identifying legislative requirements

Heathrow Operational change UK airspace change processes and implications for airport communication and engagement on noise matters

Ljubljana Communication Development of dialogue forum to inform on operational changes and development of transparent system for complain management (change to noise corridors with appropriate monitoring and indicators)

Rotterdam Operational change Developing communication tools and approaches to assess the benefits and dis-benefits of re-distribution of noise exposure from two proposed departure procedures

Zaporizhzhia LUP Using new airport noise exposure maps to inform noise protection zones

Schiphol Airports and COVID A study to understand the impact of COVID on QoL near to and distant from an airport context


Conclusions

• ANIMA does not deliver a “one-fits-all solution”

• ANIMA endeavours to provide a methodological framework to cope with theimpact of AVIATION noise

• Outcomes are widely available on the website. An additional Open Book isbeing published

• They may help communities, airports, authorities that would like to improvetheir situation but don’t really know how to start their quest for a consensus

• Stakeholders that would like to enrich the case study, to use the NoisePlatform or to take benefit from the Noise Toolset are very welcome

THANK YOU [email protected]


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BACKUP


What is ANIMA (and what it is not)

• ANIMA is not a technology-oriented project:ü No reduction of noise at source, no TRL, no demonstrator

• ANIMA focuses on people & communities. It aims at :ü Finding the best way to mitigate and/or to manage annoyance for given levels

of noise through various strategies

ü Further understanding the rationale for annoyance beyond noise (especially on non acoustical factors)

ü Providing associated tools that could be used either by aircraft designers and noise experts, or to heighten the proficiency of non-specialists

• ANIMA assumes that :ü Reducing noise only does not lead by itself to mitigate annoyance

ü Engaging communities is a key-factor for increasing well-being & quality of life

ü New Noise Reduction Technologies or Aircraft Architectures will be efficient with regard to annoyance only if coming along with communication campaigns


Example of some key findings

• On engagement: Communication should be underpinned by a fair ‘common language’ that ismade comprehensible to all so that decision-making processes are inclusive, transparent andallow the validity of claims to be challenged.

• On noise metrics: First establish precise and detailed objectives in terms of what kind ofconsensus is being sought, and then select noise metrics that can best meet those objectives.

• On night noise: The correlation between additional noise-induced awakening and increasedhealth risks after a long-term exposure to aircraft noise remains an open question. Therefore,making more stringent the limits of a night noise protection zone than the current fixations must beaccompanied by a social debate which determinates the risks that are tolerated by the society.

• On health impact: The World Heath Organization review and the one conducted since then inANIMA, highlight the importance of addressing annoyance and sleep disturbance as the mostcritical outcomes; It may be assumed than other possible health impact ate mediated by these twoones.

• On empowerment: If a fair, inclusive and transparent decision-making process is set up with allstakeholders including neighbouring communities, then authorities and airports must be ready toaccept and endorse consensus reached through the process.

• On regulation: It is recommended to start implementing the END – on a voluntary basis – farbefore reaching the threshold of 50,000 movements per year.


In User Interface, depending onairport choices and context,many parameters can be madevariable:v Number of operationsv Aircraft typesv Reorganization of flightsv Ban of aircraftv Replacement of aircraftv Runway usev Choice of STAR/SID

Development of first mock-uptool based on Budapest airportdata

The Virtual Community Tool

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