Estimation of the social cost of noise and air pollution caused by road traffic in Bangkok | |
| Author | Rasagam, Ganesh |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.GT-86-39 |
| Subject(s) | Traffic noise--Thailand--Bangkok Traffic engineering--Thailand--Bangkok--Environmental aspects |
| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | The noise and air pollution caused by road traffic has been recognized as an environmental problem that causes annoyance as well as possible adverse health effects. In this analysis, an attempt has been made to quantify the adverse effects of this pollution in monetary terms, for the Bangkok Metropolitan area . If this cost is known, then the economic benefits derived as a result of the pollution abatement can be determined and can be incorporated in a pollution cost model which can, in turn, be incorporated in a scheme for selection of pollution control policy alternatives. This social cost of noise and air pollution has been estimated using four methods : depreciation of apartment rents due to noise, depreciation of residential land price values due to noise, legal cost analysis and health costs due to air pollution effects. The cost of traffic noise estimated is as follows ยท- Apartment rent analysis Baht 222/dBA/month Land price analysis Baht 116/dBA/square metre Legal cost analysis Baht 2.5/dBA/day The total cost of noise pollution for apartments in the Sukhumvit area was estimated as Bahts 200 million, 114 million and 65 million respectively, which are all of a comparable order of magnitude, while the total cost for the Bangkok Metropolitan area was estimated as Bahts 20 billion per year. The total annual health costs due to air pollution in the Bangkok Metropolitan area was estimated as Baht 1 billion. Although these values are overestimated, nevertheless they still serve as an indicator of the magnitude of the social cost involved . These values have been compared with those obtained by researchers in the United States, Canada and Japan, and found to be comparatively high although falling within a similar range of magnitude . A scheme for selection of alternative policies for pollution abatement, . incorporating a pollution cost model, has been developed and a state-of- the- art review of traffic noise and air pollution forecast models, carried out. A suitable traffic pollution prediction model, with suggested modifications, has also been recommended for incorporation in the scheme . |
| Year | 1987 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Engineering and Technology (SET) |
| Department | Other Field of Studies (No Department) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Geotechnical and Transportation Engineering (GT) |
| Chairperson(s) | Miyamoto, Kazuaki |
| Examination Committee(s) | Murata, Takahiro ; Prapon Vongvichien |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | The Government of Italy |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1987 |