University of Rhode Island DigitalCommons@URI Open Access Master's Theses 1993 A LAND USE PLAN FOR NOISE COMPATIBILITY NEAR QUONSET STATE AIRPORT NORTH KINGSTOWN, RHODE ISLAND Katherine Raymond University of Rhode Island Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.uri.edu/theses Terms of Use All rights reserved under copyright. Recommended Citation Raymond, Katherine, "A LAND USE PLAN FOR NOISE COMPATIBILITY NEAR QUONSET STATE AIRPORT NORTH KINGSTOWN, RHODE ISLAND" (1993). Open Access Master's Theses. Paper 568. http://digitalcommons.uri.edu/theses/568 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by DigitalCommons@URI. It has been accepted for inclusion in Open Access Master's Theses by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@URI. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. A LAND USE PLAN FOR NOISE COMPATIBILITY NEAR QUONSET STATE AIRPORT NORTH KINGSTOWN, RHODE ISLAND BY KATHERINE RAYMOND A RESEARCH PROJECT SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF COMMUNITY PLANNING UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND 1993 MASTER OF COMMUNITY PLANNING RESEARCH PROJECT OF KATHERINE RAYMOND Approved: Major Professor Dr. Farhad Atash ~ ( m~~ :i\cknowledged: Director Dr. Marcia Marker Feld ABSTRACT This study is a land use plan for noise compatibility near Quonset State Airport. The study area includes northeastern North Kingstown and northern Jamestown. The premise of the study is that the future of Quonset State Airport (QSA) will include expanded military, cargo, and general aviation operations that will lead to a subsequent increase in noise in the surrounding community. Airport noise regulation is fragmented between federal, state, and local governments, and airport management.