Traffic Noise as a Factor Influencing Apartment Prices in Large Cities

• Autorzy: Agnieszka Szczepańska , Adam Senetra , Monika Wasilewicz
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Environmental factors are among the key determinants of real estate prices. They include landscape attractiveness, land relief, exposure to sunlight and proximity to natural features. In large urban centers, traffic noise emissions significantly affect decision-making on the real estate market. Weakly developed road networks and the absence of ring roads that shift road traffic outside residential districts are a widespread problem in the cities of Central-Eastern Europe. The prevention of traffic noise pollution, one of the key environmental problems in Europe, is an important goal of European Union policy. This paper analyzes the correlations between apartment prices and traffic noise levels in Olsztyn, the capital city of the Warminsko-Mazurskie Voivodeship (province) in north-eastern Poland. A linear correlation analysis was performed, and the distribution of unit prices of apartments was mapped by ordinary kriging.(original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

City landscape; Noise; Noise monitoring; Real estate's value; Real estate valuation

PL

Krajobraz miasta; Hałas; Monitoring hałasu; Wartość nieruchomości; Wycena nieruchomości

• Czasopismo: Real Estate Management and Valuation
• Rocznik: 2014
• Numer: vol. 22, iss. 3
• Strony: 37--44

Twórcy

autor

Agnieszka Szczepańska

• University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Poland

autor

Adam Senetra

• University Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn

autor

Monika Wasilewicz

• University Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn

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DOI

10.2478/remav-2014-0025