Beyond the noise: Open source soundscapes - A mixed methodology to analyse, evaluate and plan “everyday” quiet areas

Radicchi, Antonella

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“…Based on this political assumption of "quietness as a commons", a novel operative definition of "everyday quiet area" is proposed and defined as "a small, public, quiet spot embedded in the city fabric, at a walking distance from the places we work and live, where social interaction and spoken communication are not only undisturbed, but even favoured" [20].…”

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“…Nevertheless there is no evidence of case studies related to the implementation of these tools for the hybridization of quantitative and quantitative data into a comprehensive methodology for soundscape planning. And especially in the frame of research in quiet areas, experimentation with digital new media to favour public participation is still at the very beginning, with few examples available [20].…”

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“…The "open source soundscapes" methodology has been validated in the framework of the "Beyond the Noise: Open Source Soundscapes" project [refereed to hereafter as the "Beyond the Noise"] [20], in which a citizen-driven pilot study has been conducted in the course of 2017 in the Reuterkiez, a Berlin neighbourhood affected by significant urban changes (e.g. "turistification" processes) and high levels of environmental injustice, exemplified by a combination of environmental stressors and social problems [39].…”

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“…Accordingly, in the inner city, "recreational areas" are supposed to be "near residential areas within walking distance", larger than 30 hectares and characterized by a difference of 6dB(A) between the core of these areas and their surroundings. However, by inspecting the plan through the lens of the walking distance paradigm [32], it becomes clear that the application of the "walking distance" criterion was only partially addressed [20]. Moreover, the combined use of land-use and acoustical criteria results in being protective yet very conservative; on one hand, its application achieves the goal of protecting existing quiet areas, on the other hand it does not positively impact on environmental justice issues: quiet areas identified according to this method, indeed, mainly overlap with "landscape and nature protected areas" under the Berlin Conservation Law, e.g.…”

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“…From a literature review, it has emerged that quantitative criteria have been mainly applied for the identification of quiet areas such as: acoustical criteria, distance-based criteria; and mixed criteria [15,20]. However, these criteria have been proved to be insufficient to understand the complexity of noise pollution and the lack of quietness in cities to the point that the European Environment Agency has encouraged scholars to experiment particularly with mixed methodologies, by integrating more qualitative approaches -such as the soundscape approach -with the more quantitative ones, based on "noise indicators" [15].…”

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Citizens as smart, active sensors for a quiet and just city. The case of the “open source soundscapes” approach to identify, assess and plan “everyday quiet areas” in cities

Radicchi¹,

Henckel²,

Memmel

2018

Noise Mapping

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Citizens as smart, active sensors for a quiet and just city. The case of the "open source soundscapes" approach to identify, assess and plan "everyday quiet areas" in cities https://doi.org/10. 1515/noise-2018-0001 Received Nov 29, 2017 accepted Feb 02, 2018 Abstract: Today the so-called "smart city" is connoted by massive implementation of novel, digital technology, which is often considered as the best solution to global issues affecting contemporary cities. Sophisticated and low-cost technological solutions are developed also in the field of noise monitoring and they are expected to play an important role for acousticians, city planners and policy makers. However, the "smart city" paradigm is controversial: it relies on advanced technological solutions, yet it fails to consider the city as a social construct and it often overlooks the role of citizens, in the quest for technological advances and novel methods. This is especially true in the field of smart acoustic solutions addressing the issue of urban quiet areas: main methods and technologies developed so far barely involve citizens and consider their preferences. This contribution tackles this challenge, by illustrating a novel mixed methodology, which combines the soundscape approach, the citizen science paradigm and a novel mobile application -the Hush City app -with the ultimate goal of involving people in identifying, assessing and planning urban quiet areas. Firstly, the theoretical background and the methods applied are described; secondly initial findings are discussed; thirdly potential impact and future work are outlined.

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Citizens as smart, active sensors for a quiet and just city. The case of the “open source soundscapes” approach to identify, assess and plan “everyday quiet areas” in cities

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Henckel²,

Memmel

2018

Noise Mapping

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Collaborative Experiential Learning for the Study of Noise Pollution and Improvement in Soundscape Design

Martínez-Cantón,

González-Cacho,

Ibarra-Zarate

2024

Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems

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Valuing transport noise impacts in public urban spaces in the UK: Gaps, opportunities and challenges

Jiang

Nellthorp

2020

Applied Acoustics

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Transport noise is the dominant noise source in urban areas. In the UK, its impacts on people at their residential locations are included in project Business Cases, and guidance and analysis tools were developed for valuing the impacts through an impact pathway approach. However, for transport noise impacts on people in public urban spaces, e.g., urban streets, squares and parks, there is still a lack of national methodology. This paper will discuss the gaps, opportunities and challenges in developing a national methodology for valuing transport noise impacts in public urban spaces in the UK. Currently, evidence is lacking on how people are affected by transport noise at non-residential locations, and the values they place on sound environment quality at these locations. However, opportunities are emerging, with recent progress and transitions in urban sound environment research, and increasing attention to the urban realm in (UK) transport policy. The associated challenges, demonstrated with a case study project, may include: obtaining large and consistent data to estimate impact pathways, dose-response relationships and willingness-to-pay; estimation of affected receptors that are spatially and temporally dynamic; and noise modelling for the complex urban environment.

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Beyond the noise: Open source soundscapes - A mixed methodology to analyse, evaluate and plan “everyday” quiet areas

Cited by 12 publications

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Citizens as smart, active sensors for a quiet and just city. The case of the “open source soundscapes” approach to identify, assess and plan “everyday quiet areas” in cities

Citizens as smart, active sensors for a quiet and just city. The case of the “open source soundscapes” approach to identify, assess and plan “everyday quiet areas” in cities

Collaborative Experiential Learning for the Study of Noise Pollution and Improvement in Soundscape Design

Valuing transport noise impacts in public urban spaces in the UK: Gaps, opportunities and challenges

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