Appraising the sonic environment of urban parks using the soundscape dimension of visually impaired people

Mediastika, Christina E.; Sudarsono, Anugrah Sabdono; Kristanto, Luciana; Tanuwidjaja, Gunawan; Sunaryo, Rony Gunawan; Damayanti, Rully

doi:10.1080/12265934.2020.1713863

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“…For primary school pupils, both sighted and visually impaired, the soundscape assessment of the park is identified positively. They both consider Stimulation and Pleasantness as the most important dimensions of the soundscape, confirming the findings of Mediastika et al (2020) [24] and Mediastika, Sudarsono, and Kristanto (2021) [21]. It is also interesting to have noticed that the visually impaired subjects describe the sound environment more positively than the sighted ones.…”

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“…However, we note significant differences for some acoustic variables that emerged, where visually impaired participants have higher mean ratings than sighted ones, on natural sounds, perception of background music, and noise of children playing. This means that these two groups do not have the same perception of the acoustic environment of the park and that visually impaired users can obtain more information from the acoustic environment and use it to enhance their perception [24], which supports the results from the analysis of the emotional salience of sound questionnaire, and also confirms the findings from previous studies that suggest that the auditory and visual elements of urban environments are closely related to each other [46][47][48]. The statistical analysis of the measurements of the physical dimensions of the park also supports these findings.…”

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“…On the one hand, recent studies have investigated if VIBP can acquire the same spatial knowledge (and at the same level) by implementing functions that compensate for the lack of vision [23]. On the other hand, some researchers investigate the soundscape dimension of VIBP in urban parks, including details of the acoustic environment that develops soundscape dimensions [24]. However, the limitations of these studies are that they usually focus on one sensory aspect of the Visually impaired and blind people, which cannot be considered representative.…”

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Inclusive design (ID) is a design process that ensures that all people, particularly marginalized groups, can use the environment. Inclusive design (ID) in architecture is based on accurate data related to user experiences where the users’ perception of the built environment demonstrates the optimal facilitation of their expectations, needs, and demands. Despite this, in studies about inclusive design and multisensory architecture, the perspective of visually impaired people (VIP) is still lacking, especially in accessing public spaces. To address this gap, this study aims to investigate how sighted and visually impaired people perceive an oasis settlement urban park’s physical environment and verify the similarities and differences between these two categories. The research was conducted by applying two approaches, one qualitative based on a series of field surveys and the other quantitative relying on in situ measurements of the physical dimensions of the environment. The main findings of this study show that visually impaired people deserve special consideration due to their varying abilities to perceive the surrounding environment. Furthermore, the results indicate that auditory environments are more perceptible to the visually impaired than the sighted. In contrast, findings from the analysis of the perceived restorativeness scale (PRS-11) show that sighted users of the park have a slightly higher average score than visually impaired users regarding its components of Fascination, Being-Away, Coherence, and Scope. According to the Semantic Differential Scale of Multi-Variable Evaluation of the Park Environment, there are no significant differences between park users’ perceptions of the park’s nature and the thermal environment. The conclusion suggests that to ensure users’ well-being, it is crucial to understand the different individual needs among groups of users and come up with innovative and all-inclusive solutions.

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“…Overall, the literature on how visually impaired people assess urban soundscapes is relatively scarce. Mediastika et al [12] showed that, besides the common perceptual constructs of pleasantness and eventfulness that are embedded in the soundscape assessment protocols [13], visually impaired people rely on additional soundscape dimensions related to audible safety, directionality, spatiality, and naturality. Similar trends seem to emerge also when the soundscape approach is applied to the assessment of public indoor spaces [14].…”

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Soundscape assessments by citizens are starting to emerge as a common practice, normally carried out in context by means of soundwalks along selected paths with volunteers. However, when such assessments are carried out, either in situ or in laboratory experiments, visually impaired citizens are not usually involved. To address this question, three soundwalks were carried out in 2020 in the city of Granada, in southern Spain, with the participation of visually impaired people. In this paper, we present the lessons learnt from this research with respect to the methodology issues that have to do with soundwalking and the surveying procedures when people with limited vison are participating, the assessment results, and a comparison with a soundscape evaluation carried out in 2019 without the collaboration of visually impaired people. The results of this preliminary campaign highlight that: (1) Adapting soundscape assessment protocols from standards for visually impaired people is a methodological challenge that requires research attention; (2) Some of the different patterns in the assessment of the soundscape pleasantness between visually impaired and nonvisually impaired participants emerged; (3) The perception of quietness may differ for visually impaired people when orientation and identification are factors that play a role in the acoustic environment evaluation.

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“…These studies were usually conducted by representing the soundscape in situ [7] or in a laboratory using recordings [8]. The participants were asked about their opinion and the rating of the stimulus.…”

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Appraising the sonic environment of urban parks using the soundscape dimension of visually impaired people

Cited by 14 publications

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Assessment of Sighted and Visually Impaired Users to the Physical and Perceptual Dimensions of an Oasis Settlement Urban Park

Assessment of Sighted and Visually Impaired Users to the Physical and Perceptual Dimensions of an Oasis Settlement Urban Park

Urban Soundscape Assessment by Visually Impaired People: First Methodological Approach in Granada (Spain)

The Implementation of Soundscape Composition to Identify the Ideal Soundscape for Various Activities

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