Immersive virtual reality and environmental noise assessment: An innovative audio-visual approach

Environmental Impact Assessment Review

Volumn 41, Issue , 2013, Pages 10-20

  Ruotolo, Francesco ^a   Maffei, Luigi ^a   Di Gabriele, Maria ^a   Iachini, Tina ^a   Masullo, Massimiliano ^a   Ruggiero, Gennaro ^a   Senese, Vincenzo Paolo ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Audio visual approach; Immersive virtual reality; Motorways; Noise assessment; Soundscape

Indexed keywords

AUDIO-VISUAL; IMMERSIVE VIRTUAL REALITY; MOTORWAYS; NOISE ASSESSMENTS; SOUNDSCAPES;

ACOUSTIC NOISE; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; NOISE POLLUTION; VIRTUAL REALITY;

AUDIO ACOUSTICS;

COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEALTH IMPACT; INNOVATION; MEMORY; MOTORWAY; NOISE; NOISE POLLUTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; RECONSTRUCTION; ROAD TRANSPORT; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; VIRTUAL REALITY; VISUAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84875250474     PISSN: 01959255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eiar.2013.01.007     Document Type: Article

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