A field experiment on the impact of sounds from a jet-and-basin fountain on soundscape quality in an urban park

Landscape and Urban Planning

Volumn 123, Issue , 2014, Pages 49-60

  Axelsson, Östen ^a,b   Nilsson, Mats E ^b   Hellström, Björn ^c   Lundén, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c Crafts and Design   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Environmental impact; Soundscape quality; Urban design; Urban open spaces; Water sounds

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; NOISE POLLUTION; ROADS AND STREETS;

ACOUSTIC ENVIRONMENT; FIELD EXPERIMENT; LABORATORY STUDIES; ROAD TRAFFIC NOISE; SOUNDSCAPES; URBAN DESIGN; URBAN OPEN SPACES; WATER SOUNDS;

FOUNTAINS;

ACOUSTICS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; OPEN SPACE; PARK DESIGN; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; URBAN AREA;

EID: 84893145052     PISSN: 01692046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2013.12.005     Document Type: Article

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