Psychoacoustic, physical, and perceptual features of restaurants: A field survey in Singapore

Applied Acoustics

Volumn 92, Issue , 2015, Pages 47-60

  Lindborg, Permagnus ^a,b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Environmental quality; Interior design; Perceptual features; Psychoacoustics; Restaurants; Soundscapes

Indexed keywords

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; AUDIO ACOUSTICS; AUDIO RECORDINGS; AUDITION; DESIGN; ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN; INTERIORS (BUILDING); SURVEYS;

ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; INTERIOR DESIGNS; PERCEPTUAL FEATURE; PSYCHOACOUSTICS; RESTAURANTS; SOUNDSCAPES;

ACOUSTICS;

EID: 84922778369     PISSN: 0003682X     EISSN: 1872910X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apacoust.2015.01.002     Document Type: Article

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