A Review of Socio-acoustic Surveys for Soundscape Studies

Engel, Margret Sibylle; Fiebig, André; Pfaffenbach, Carmella; Fels, Janina

doi:10.1007/s40726-018-0094-8

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“…This study was conducted with the aim to investigate how a range of sound art installation techniques (passive and active) introduced to public spaces can be assessed using the framework outlined by the ISO 12913 Acoustics-Soundscape series and post hoc laboratory listening tests. So far, soundscape interventions have been extensively looked into when introducing natural sounds [1][2][3] or generic music [4,5], while sound-art-focused studies often featured electroacoustic installations commissioned for the research purposes without a detailed report on the acoustic and psychoacoustic characteristics of the very sound sources introduced [6][7][8][9]. On the other hand, it is not always feasible to conduct a soundscape assessment in the design stage.…”

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Using Virtual Soundwalk Approach for Assessing Sound Art Soundscape Interventions in Public Spaces

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This paper discusses the soundscape assessment approaches to soundscape interventions with musical features introduced to public spaces as permanent sound art, with a focus on the ISO 12913 series, Method A for data collection applied in a laboratory study. Three soundscape interventions in three cities are investigated. The virtual soundwalk is used to combine the benefits of the on-site and laboratory settings. Two measurement points per location were recorded—one at a position where the intervention was clearly perceptible, the other further away to serve as a baseline condition. The participants (N = 44) were exposed to acoustic environments (N = 6) recorded using the first-order Ambisonics microphone on-site and then reproduced via the second-order Ambisonics system in laboratory. A series of rank-based Kruskal–Wallis tests were performed on the results of the subjective responses. Results revealed a statistically significant positive effect on soundscape at two locations, and limitations related to sound source identification due to cultural factors and geometrical configuration of the public space at one location.

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Using Virtual Soundwalk Approach for Assessing Sound Art Soundscape Interventions in Public Spaces

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“…Typically, questionnaire surveys are carried out over a period of several days at the same location. The goal of these multiple sessions is to capture as many questionnaire responses as needed (100 for a particular soundscape is typically recommended [11]), which, in the experience of the authors is prohibitively difficult to achieve in a single session in most locations. It is recommended that the repeated sessions are conducted under similar circumstances and environmental conditions.…”

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“…However, the range of possible methodological approaches to soundscape data collection is much broader and it includes, for instance, laboratory experiments [2,7,8], pseudo-randomized experience sampling [9], and even non-participatory studies [10]. The protocol described in this paper was designed having in mind the need for a relatively large soundscape dataset that could be used for design and modeling purposes, thus trying to expand the scope of soundwalks that typically deal with much smaller samples of participants [11]. For the sake of comparability and standardization with these methods, we chose to refer to the soundscape attributes reported in the ISO Part 2 (Method A).…”

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“…The ability to predict the likely soundscape assessment of a space is crucial to implementing the soundscape concept in practical design. Current methods of assessing soundscapes are generally limited to a post-hoc assessment of the existing environment, where users of the space in question are surveyed regarding their experience of the acoustic environment [11,17]. While this approach has proved useful in identifying the impacts of an existing environment, designers require the ability to predict how a change or proposed design will impact the soundscape of the space.…”

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The Soundscape Indices (SSID) Protocol: A Method for Urban Soundscape Surveys—Questionnaires with Acoustical and Contextual Information

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A protocol for characterizing urban soundscapes for use in the design of Soundscape Indices (SSID) and general urban research as implemented under the European Research Council (ERC)-funded SSID project is described in detail. The protocol consists of two stages: (1) a Recording Stage to collect audio-visual recordings for further analysis and for use in laboratory experiments, and (2) a Questionnaire Stage to collect in situ soundscape assessments via a questionnaire method paired with acoustic data collection. Key adjustments and improvements to previous methodologies for soundscape characterization have been made to enable the collation of data gathered from research groups around the world. The data collected under this protocol will form a large-scale, international soundscape database.

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“…show the extent of the noise problem in cities (Licitra et al, 2017;Engel et al, 2018;Asdrubali & D'Alessandro, 2018;Morillas et al, 2018).…”

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Evaluation of Noise in the Vicinity of a Hospital and a Gated Community

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Milanês²,

Filho³

2019

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An evaluation was made of the acoustic environment of the Green Line North (GLN) by noise mapping calculations. In addition, the equivalent sound pressure levels, L eq , that reach the facades of a residential building and a hospital located along the GLN, were simulated to determine the noise levels to which they are subjected. The simulated noise levels were compared with the maximum allowable noise levels established by Curitiba Municipal Law and by the Brazilian standard on Noise Assessment in Populated Areas. It was concluded unequivocally that, in the current situation, noise pollution affects the hospital and the gated community. A simulation of heavy vehicle traffic reduction was performed, aiming at evaluating the impact of this mitigation measure. Even the reduction of number of heavy vehicle to 10% of the original number proved to be insufficient to attend values established by the municipal law and the Brazilian standard.

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A Review of Socio-acoustic Surveys for Soundscape Studies

Cited by 47 publications

References 60 publications

Using Virtual Soundwalk Approach for Assessing Sound Art Soundscape Interventions in Public Spaces

Using Virtual Soundwalk Approach for Assessing Sound Art Soundscape Interventions in Public Spaces

The Soundscape Indices (SSID) Protocol: A Method for Urban Soundscape Surveys—Questionnaires with Acoustical and Contextual Information

Evaluation of Noise in the Vicinity of a Hospital and a Gated Community

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