Progress in the understanding of soundscape:
objective variables and objectifiable criteria that
predict acoustic comfort in urban places

Herranz-Pascual, Karmele; García, Igone; Aspuru, Itziar; Díez, Itxasne; Santander, Álvaro

doi:10.1515/noise-2016-0017

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“…The results presented in this paper are similar to those found in the previous study conducted in Vitoria-Gasteiz [23], with the percentage of explained variance also being similar (32% and 36%, respectively). In both studies, it was concluded that the most significant aspect in soundscape pleasantness is the congruence between soundscape and landscape.…”

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“…In a similar vein, a recent publication [23] explores the significance of a wide range of acoustic and non-acoustic factors in the soundscape of several public urban spaces in the city of Vitoria-Gasteiz (Spain). This work shows that the variable which best explains soundscape is the congruence between soundscape and landscape as perceived by the user of the place.…”

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Analysis of Field Data to Describe the Effect of Context (Acoustic and Non-Acoustic Factors) on Urban Soundscapes

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Abstract:The need to improve acoustic environments in our cities has led to increased interest in correcting or minimising noise pollution in urban environments, something that has been associated with the resurgence of the soundscape approach. This line of research highlights the importance of context in the perception of acoustic environments. Despite this, few studies consider together a wide number of variables relating to the context, and analyse the relative importance of each. The purpose of this paper is therefore to identify the acoustic and non-acoustic characteristics of a place (context) that influence an individual's perception of the sound environment and the relative importance of these factors in soundscape. The aim is to continue advancing in the definition of an acoustic comfort indicator for urban places. The data used here were collected in various soundscape campaigns carried out by Tecnalia in Bilbao (Spain) between 2011 and 2014. These studies involved 534 evaluations of 10 different places. The results indicate that many diverse contextual factors determine soundscape, the most important being the congruence between soundscape and landscape. The limitations of the findings and suggestions for further research are also discussed.

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Analysis of Field Data to Describe the Effect of Context (Acoustic and Non-Acoustic Factors) on Urban Soundscapes

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“…Finally, urban sounds cannot be captured at scale and, consequently, they are not considered when planning cities [ 20 ]. That is because the collection of data for managing urban acoustic environments has mainly been relegated to small-scale surveys [ 21 – 24 ].…”

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Chatty maps: constructing sound maps of urban areas from social media data

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Urban sound has a huge influence over how we perceive places. Yet, city planning is concerned mainly with noise, simply because annoying sounds come to the attention of city officials in the form of complaints, whereas general urban sounds do not come to the attention as they cannot be easily captured at city scale. To capture both unpleasant and pleasant sounds, we applied a new methodology that relies on tagging information of georeferenced pictures to the cities of London and Barcelona. To begin with, we compiled the first urban sound dictionary and compared it with the one produced by collating insights from the literature: ours was experimentally more valid (if correlated with official noise pollution levels) and offered a wider geographical coverage. From picture tags, we then studied the relationship between soundscapes and emotions. We learned that streets with music sounds were associated with strong emotions of joy or sadness, whereas those with human sounds were associated with joy or surprise. Finally, we studied the relationship between soundscapes and people's perceptions and, in so doing, we were able to map which areas are chaotic, monotonous, calm and exciting. Those insights promise to inform the creation of restorative experiences in our increasingly urbanized world.

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“…Regarding the process of environmental experience, Herranz-Pascual et al have been developing work in the soundscape field following this approach, proposing a model of environmental experience for studying soundscape, based in the psychological process of environmental experience [32,34,35,36]. This model comprises three fundamental aspects: Person , Activity, and Place .…”

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“…), so it is necessary to determine which variables are the most influential in the environmental sound experience, as well as establishing processes and procedures for this type of analysis. Currently, most studies in this field focus on the influence of alternative stimuli to sound [35,37,38,39,40,41,42,43], detecting that one of the most influential stimulus in the perception of the acoustic environment is the vision. With regard to the study of contextual elements related to the Person-Place Interaction , reference is made in the cross-national comparison in assessment of urban park soundscapes, in the analysis and assessment of soundscapes in commonly used sightseeing sites (comparison between tourists and non-tourists), as well as comparison between responses of experts and non-experts [27,44,45,46].…”

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On the Person-Place Interaction and Its Relationship with the Responses/Outcomes of Listeners of Urban Soundscape (Compared Cases of Lisbon and Bogotá): Contextual and Semiotic Aspects

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Design, planning, and management of the urban soundscape require various interacting fields of knowledge given the fact that it is the human person that experiences and provides meaning to the urban places and their acoustic environments. The process of environmental perception involves contextual information that conditions people’s responses and outcomes through the relationship between the variables Person, Activity, and Place. This research focuses on the interaction between Person and Place and its impact on responses and outcomes from listeners with different geographical origin and background. Laboratory studies were conducted in the cities of Lisbon (Portugal) and Bogotá (Colombia), where local listeners were introduced to known and unknown acoustic environments. Sound data recorded in the two cities allowed comparison of responses and outcomes of the listeners according to the Person-Place Interaction, leading to different meanings depending on the contextual variables. The results clearly show a relationship between site, acoustic environment, soundscape, Person-Place Interaction, and meaning of the place. This information can be useful for urban technicians and designers dealing with planning and management of urban soundscapes.

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Progress in the understanding of soundscape: objective variables and objectifiable criteria that predict acoustic comfort in urban places

Cited by 15 publications

References 3 publications

Analysis of Field Data to Describe the Effect of Context (Acoustic and Non-Acoustic Factors) on Urban Soundscapes

Analysis of Field Data to Describe the Effect of Context (Acoustic and Non-Acoustic Factors) on Urban Soundscapes

Chatty maps: constructing sound maps of urban areas from social media data

On the Person-Place Interaction and Its Relationship with the Responses/Outcomes of Listeners of Urban Soundscape (Compared Cases of Lisbon and Bogotá): Contextual and Semiotic Aspects

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