Influence of urban contexts on soundscape perceptions: A structural equation modeling approach

Landscape and Urban Planning

Volumn 141, Issue , 2015, Pages 78-87

  Hong, Joo Young ^a   Jeon, Jin Yong ^a  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Perception; Sound sources; Soundscape; Structural equation model; Urban contexts

Indexed keywords

HOUSING; NOISE POLLUTION; SENSORY PERCEPTION; SURVEYS;

FUNCTIONAL ASPECTS; LANDSCAPE PERCEPTIONS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; SOUND SOURCE; SOUNDSCAPES; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING; URBAN CONTEXT; URBAN ENVIRONMENTS;

ACOUSTIC GENERATORS;

HOLISTIC APPROACH; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LAND CLASSIFICATION; LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE; NOISE; PERCEPTION; RESIDENTIAL LOCATION; SOUND SCATTERING; URBAN PLANNING;

SEOUL [SOUTH KOREA]; SOUTH KOREA;

EID: 84929466181     PISSN: 01692046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2015.05.004     Document Type: Article

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