Towards the evaluation, description, and creation of soundscapes in urban open spaces

Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 68-86

  Zhang, Mei ^a   Kang, Jian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; OPEN SPACE; SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS; URBAN AREA;

EID: 33847388986     PISSN: 02658135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/b31162     Document Type: Article

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