Ten questions on the soundscapes of the built environment

Building and Environment

Volumn 108, Issue , 2016, Pages 284-294

  Kang, Jian ^a   Aletta, Francesco ^a   Gjestland, Truls T ^b   Brown, Lex A ^c   Botteldooren, Dick ^d   Schulte Fortkamp, Brigitte ^e   Lercher, Peter ^f   van Kamp, Irene ^g   Genuit, Klaus ^h   Fiebig, André ^h   Bento Coelho, J Luis ⁱ   Maffei, Luigi ^j   Lavia, Lisa ^k  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b SINTEF   (Norway)

^c GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^e TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^f INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^g NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^h HEAD ACOUSTICS GMBH   (Germany)

ⁱ INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

^j SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^k Noise Abatement Society   (United Kingdom)

more..

Author keywords

Acoustic environment; Environmental noise; Quality of life; Soundscape; Urban sound planning

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS;

ACOUSTIC ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL NOISE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOUND PLANNING; SOUNDSCAPES;

ACOUSTIC NOISE;

DESIGN; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; NOISE; QUALITY OF LIFE; URBAN PLANNING;

EID: 84990998460     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2016.08.011     Document Type: Article

References (102)

1. [1] Adams, M., Bruce, N., Cain, R., Jennings, P., Cusack, P., Hume, K., et al. Soundwalking as methodology for understanding soundscapes. Proceedings of the Institute of Acoustics Spring Conference. Reading, 2008.
2. [2] Aiello, L.M., Schifanella, R., Quercia, D., Aletta, F., Chatty Maps: constructing sound maps of urban areas from social media data. R. Soc. Open Sci., 3, 2016, 150690.
3. [3] Aletta, F., Kang, J., Soundscape approach integrating noise mapping techniques: a case study in Brighton, UK. Noise Mapp. 2:1 (2015), 1–12.
4. [4] Aletta, F., Axelsson, Ö., Kang, J., Towards acoustic indicators for soundscape design. Proceedings of the Forum Acusticum 2014 Conference. Krakow, 2014.
5. [5] Aletta, F., Kang, J., Axelsson, Ö., Soundscape descriptors and a conceptual framework for developing predictive soundscape models. Landsc. Urban Plan. 149 (2016), 65–74.
6. [6] Aletta, F., Margaritis, E., Filipan, K., Puyana Romero, V., Axelsson, Ö., Kang, J., Characterization of the soundscape in Valley Gardens, Brighton, by a soundwalk prior to an urban design intervention. Proceedings of the Euronoise 2015 Conference. Maastricht, 2015.
7. [7] Alves, S., Estévez-Mauriz, L., Aletta, F., Echevarria-Sanchez, G.M., Puyana Romero, V., Towards the integration of urban sound planning in urban development processes: the study of four test sites within the SONORUS project. Noise Mapp. 2:1 (2015), 57–85.
8. [8] Andringa, T.C., van den Bosch, K.A., Core affect and soundscape assessment: fore- and background soundscape design for quality of life. Proceedings of the Internoise 2013 Conference. Innsbruck, 2013.
9. [9] Andringa, T.C., Weber, M., Payne, S.R., Krijnders, J.D., Dixon, M.N., v.d. Linden, R., et al. Positioning soundscape research and management. J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 134:4 (2013), 2739–2747.
10. [10] Annerstedt, M., Jönsson, P., Wallergård, M., Johansson, G., Karlson, B., Grahn, P., et al. Inducing physiological stress recovery with sounds of nature in a virtual reality forest - results from a pilot study. Physiol. Behav. 118 (2013), 240–250.
11. [11] Asdrubali, F., New frontiers in environmental noise research. Noise Mapp. 1 (2014), 1–2.
12. [12] Axelsson, Ö., Nilsson, M.E., Berglund, B., A Swedish instrument for measuring soundscape quality. Proceedings of the Euronoise 2009 Conference. Edinburgh, 2009.
13. [13] Axelsson, Ö., Nilsson, M., Berglund, B., A principal components model of soundscape perception. J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 128:5 (2010), 2836–2846.
14. [14] Bento Coelho, J.L., Approaches to urban soundscape management, planning, and design. Kang, J., Schulte-Fortkamp, B., (eds.) Soundscape and the Built Environment, 2015, CRC Press, Boca Raton.
15. [15] Booi, H., van den Berg, F., Quiet areas and the need for quietness in Amsterdam. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 9:4 (2012), 1030–1050.
16. [16] Botteldooren, D., Andringa, T., Aspuru, I., Brown, A.L., Dubois, D., Guastavino, C., et al. From sonic environment to soundscape. Kang, J., Schulte-Fortkamp, B., (eds.) Soundscape and the Built Environment, 2015, CRC Press, Boca Raton.
17. [17] Brambilla, G., Gallo, V., QUIETE: a scheme for a new index of the environmental quality of green areas. Noise Mapp. 3:1 (2016), 49–58.
18. [18] Brambilla, G., Maffei, L., Perspective of the soundscape approach as a tool for urban design. Noise Control Eng. J. 58:5 (2010), 532–539.
19. [19] Brambilla, G., De Gregorio, L., Maffei, L., Yuksel Can, Z., Ozcevik, A., Comparison of the soundscape in the historical centres of Istanbul and Naples. Proceedings of the Internoise 2007 Conference. Instanbul, 2007.
20. [20] Brambilla, G., Gallo, V., Zambon, G., The soundscape quality in some urban parks in Milan, Italy. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 10 (2013), 2348–2369.
21. [21] Brambilla, G., Gallo, V., Asdrubali, F., D'Alessandro, F., The perceived quality of soundscape in three urban parks in Rome. J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 134:1 (2013), 832–839.
22. [22] Brambilla, G., Maffei, L., Di Gabriele, M., Gallo, V., Merging physical parameters and laboratory subjective ratings for the soundscape assessment of urban squares. J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 134:1 (2013), 782–790.
23. [23] Brown, A.L., Muhar, A., An approach to the acoustic design of outdoor space. J. Environ. Plan. Manag. 47:6 (2004), 827–842.
24. [24] Brown, A.L., Kang, J., Gjestland, T., Towards standardization in soundscape preference assessment. Appl. Acoust. 72 (2011), 387–392.
25. [25] Brown, L.A., A review of progress in soundscapes and an approach to soundscape planning. Int. J. Acoust. Vib. 17:2 (2012), 73–81.
26. [26] Burgess, C., Wathey, A., Mapping the soundscape: church music in English towns, 1450–1550. Early Music Hist. 19:1 (2000), 1–46.
27. [27] Cassidy, T., Environmental Psychology. 1997, Psychology Press, London, UK.
28. [28] Cerwén, G., Urban soundscapes: a quasi-experiment in landscape architecture. Landsc. Res., 2016, 10.1080/01426397.2015.1117062.
29. [29] COST TUD Action TD-0804, 2013, March 22, Publications. (J. Kang, K. Chourmouziadou, K. Sakantamis, B. Wang, & Y. Hao, Eds.) Retrieved April 15, 2016, from COST TUD Action TD-0804 Soundscape of European Cities and Landscapes: http://soundscape-cost.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=62:final-e-book-published&catid=32:publications&Itemid=9.
30. [30] Council of Europe, European Landscape Convention. 2000, European Treaty Series, Florence.
31. [31] Davies, W.J., Editorial to the special issue: applied soundscapes. Appl. Acoust., 74, 2013, 223.
32. [32] De Coensel, B., Botteldooren, D., De Muer, T., Berglund, B., Nilsson, M.E., Lercher, P., A model for the perception of environmental sound based on notice-events. J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 126:2 (2009), 656–665.
33. [33] de Kluizenaar, Y., Janssen, S.A., Vos, H., Salomons, E.M., Zhou, H., van den Berg, F., Road traffic noise and annoyance: a quantification of the effect of quiet side exposure at dwellings. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 10:6 (2013), 2258–2270.
34. [34] Dzhambov, A.M., Dimitrova, D.D., Urban green spaces' effectiveness as a psychological buffer for the negative health impact of noise pollution: a systematic review. Noise Health 16:70 (2014), 157–165.
35. [35] Easteal, M., Bannister, S., Kang, J., Aletta, F., Lavia, L., Witchel, H., Urban sound planning in Brighton and Hove. Proceedings of the Forum Acusticum 2014 Conference. Krakow, 2014.
36. [36] European Environment Agency, Good Practice Guide on Quiet areas. 2014, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg.
37. [37] European Parliament and Council, Directive 2002/49/EC Relating to the assessment and Management of Environmental Noise. 2002, Publications Office of the European Union, Brussels.
38. [38] Farina, A., Soundscape Ecology: Principles, Patterns, Methods and Applications. 2014, Springer, Dordrecht.
39. [39] Fastl, H., Zwicker, E., Psychoacoustics - Facts and Models. third ed., 2007, Springer Verlag, Berlin, Germany.
40. [40] Fernandez Álvarez, D., Pascale, A., Masullo, M., Maffei, L., Puyana Romero, V., The value of the cloisters in Naples' historical city centre as quiet and restorative places. Proceedings of the Tecniacustica 2014 Conference. Murcia, 2014.
41. [41] Fiebig, A., Acoustic environments and their perception measured by the soundwalk method. Proceedings of the Intrenoise 2015 Conference. San Francisco, 2015.
42. [42] Fiebig, A., Guidati, S., Goehrke, A., Psychoacoustic evaluation of traffic noise. Proceedings of the NAG-DAGA 2009 Conference. Rotterdam, 2009.
43. [43] García, I., Aspuru, I., Herranz, K., Bustamante, M.T., Application of the methodology to assess quiet urban areas in Bilbao: case pilot of QUADMAP. Proceedings of the Internoise 2013 Conference. Innsbruck, 2013.
44. [44] Genuit, K., Bray, W., Dynamic acoustic measurement techniques considering human perception. Proceedings of the ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exhibition. Chicago, 2006.
45. [45] Genuit, K., Fiebig, A., Psychoacoustics and its benefits for the soundscape approach. Acta Acustica United Acustica 92:1–1 (2006), 1–7.
46. [46] Gómez Escobar, V., Barrigón Morillas, J.M., Rey Gozalo, G., Vaquero, J.M., Méndez Sierra, J.A., Vílchez-Gómez, R., et al. Acoustical environment of the medieval centre of Cáceres (Spain). Appl. Acoust. 73:6–7 (2012), 673–685.
47. [47] Hao, Y., Kang, J., Krijnders, J.D., Integrated effects of urban morphology on birdsong loudness and visibility of green areas. Landsc. Urban Plan. 137 (2015), 149–162.
48. [48] Hartig, T., Staats, H., Guest Editors' introduction: restorative environments. J. Environ. Psychol. 23:2 (2003), 103–107.
49. [49] Hartig, T., Evans, G.W., Jammer, L.D., Davis, D.S., Gärling, T., Tracking restoration in natural and urban field settings. J. Environ. Psychol. 23:2 (2003), 109–123.
50. [50] Hartig, T., Mitchell, R., de Vries, S., Frumkin, H., Nature and Health. Annu. Rev. Public Health 35 (2014), 207–228.
51. [51] Hollstein, B., Qualitative approaches to social reality: the search for meaning. Scott, J., Carrington, P.J., (eds.) The SAGE Handbook of Social Network Analysis, 2010, SAGE, London/New Dehli.
52. [52] Huang, L., Kang, J., The sound environment and soundscape preservation in historic city centres—the case study of Lhasa. Environ. Plan. B: Plan. Des. 42 (2015), 652–674.
53. [53] Huron, D., Sweet anticipation: Music and the Psychology of Expectation. 2006, MIT Press, Cambridge, MA.
54. [54] International Organization for Standardization, ISO 12913-1:2014 Acoustics — Soundscape — Part 1: Definition and Conceptual Framework. 2014, ISO, Geneva.
55. [55] Jeon, J.Y., Hong, J.Y., Lee, P.J., Soundwalk approach to identify urban soundscapes individually. J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 134:1 (2013), 803–812.
56. [56] Kang, J., On the diversity of urban waterscape. Proceedings of the Acoustics 2012 Conference. Nantes, 2012.
57. [57] Kull, R.C., Natural and urban soundscapes: the need for a multi-disciplinary approach. Acta Acustica United Acustica 92:6 (2006), 898–902.
58. [58] Lavia, L., Dixon, M., Witchel, H.J., Goldsmith, M., Applied soundscape practices. Kang, J., Schulte-Fortkamp, B., (eds.) Soundscape and the Built Environment, 2015, CRC Press, Boca Raton.
59. [59] Lavia, L., Easteal, M., Close, D., Witchel, H.J., Axelsson, Ö., Sounding Brighton: practical approaches towards better Soundscapes. Proceedings of the Internoise 2012 Conference. New York, 2012.
60. [60] Lavia, L., Witchel, H.J., Kang, J., Aletta, F., A preliminary soundscape management model for added sound in public spaces to discourage anti-social and support pro-social effects on public behaviour. Proceedings of the DAGA 2016 Conference. Aachen, 2016.
61. [61] Leder, H., Belke, B., Oeberst, A., Augustin, D., A model of aesthetic appreciation and aesthetic. Br. J. Psychol. 95 (2004), 489–508.
62. [62] Lercher, P., Schulte-Fortkamp, B., The relevance of soundscape research to the assessment of noise annoyance at the community level. Proceedings of the 8th international congress on noise as a public health problem, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, vol. 29, 2003.
63. [63] Lercher, P., van Kamp, I., von Lindern, E., Botteldooren, D., Perceived soundscapes and health-related quality of life, context, restoration, and personal characteristics. Kang, J., Schulte-Fortkamp, B., (eds.) Soundscape and the Built Environment, 2015, CRC Press, Boca Raton.
64. [64] Liu, J., Kang, J., Behm, H., Birdsong as an element of the urban sound environment: a case study concerning the area of warnemünde in Germany. Acta Acustica United Acustica 100 (2014), 458–466.
65. [65] Liu, J., Kang, J., Luo, T., Behm, H., Coppack, T., Spatiotemporal variability of soundscapes in a multiple functional urban area. Landsc. urban Plan. 115 (2013), 1–9.
66. [66] Maffei, L., Brambilla, G., Di Gabriele, M., Soundscape as part of the cultural and natural heritage. Kang, J., Schulte-Fortkamp, B., (eds.) Soundscape and the Built Environment, 2015, CRC Press, Boca Raton.
67. [67] Maffei, L., Iannace, G., Lembo, P., Noise levels prediction in cities with an ancient urban structure. Proceedings of the Internoise 2004 Conference. Prague, 2004.
68. [68] Miller, N.P., US National Parks and management of park soundscapes: a review. Appl. Acoust. 69 (2008), 77–92.
69. [69] Nitsch, W., Nitsch, W., Schulte-Fortkamp, B., Loeber-Pautsc, U., Sterzel, D., Neddermann-Klatte, W., Riess, F., (eds.) Quer zu den Disziplinen: Beiträge aus der Sozial-, Umwelt- und Wissenschaftsforschung, 1997, Offizin- Verlag Hannover, Hannover.
70. [70] Oldoni, D., De Coensel, B., Bockstael, A., Boes, M., De Baets, B., Botteldooren, D., The acoustic summary as a tool for representing urban sound environments. Landsc. Urban Plan. 144 (2015), 34–48.
71. [71] Oldoni, D., De Coensel, B., Boes, M., Rademaker, M., De Baets, B., Van Renterghem, T., et al. A computational model of auditory attention for use in soundscape research. J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 134:1 (2013), 852–861.
72. [72] Payne, S.R., Davies, W.J., Adams, M.D., Research into the Practical and Policy Applications of Soundscape Concepts and Techniques in Urban Areas (NANR 200). 2009, Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs, London.
73. [73] Pearce, M.T., Wiggins, G.A., Auditory expectation: the information dynamics of music perception and cognition. Top. Cognit. Sci. 4 (2012), 625–652.
74. [74] Pheasant, R.J., Horoshenkov, K., Watts, G., Barret, B.T., The acoustic and visual factors influencing the construction of tranquil space in urban and rural environments tranquil spaces-quiet places?. J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 123:3 (2008), 1446–1457.
75. [75] Pheasant, R., Watts, G., Horoshenkov, K., Validation of a tranquillity rating prediction tool. Acta Acustica United Acustica 95 (2009), 1024–1031.
76. [76] Pijanowski, B.C., Farina, A., Introduction to the special issue on soundscape ecology. Landsc. Ecol. 26:9 (2011), 1209–1211.
77. [77] Pilcher, E.J., Newman, P., Manning, R.E., Understanding and managing experiential aspects of soundscapes at Muir woods National monument. Environ. Manag. 43 (2009), 425–435.
78. [78] Rychtáriková, M., Vermeir, G., Soundscape categorization on the basis of objective acoustical parameters. Appl. Acoust., 2013, 240–247.
79. [79] Schafer, R.M., The Tuning of the World. 1977, Knopf, New York, NY.
80. [80] Schulte-Fortkamp, B., Geräusche beurteilen im Labor. 1994, VDI-Verlag, Düsseldorf.
81. [81] Schulte-Fortkamp, B., The daily rhythm of the soundscape “Nauener Platz” in Berlin. J. Acoust. Soc. Am., 127, 2010, 1774.
82. [82] Schulte-Fortkamp, B., Dubois, D., Preface to the special issue: recent advances in soundscape research. Acta Acustica United Acustica 92 (2006), I–VIII.
83. [83] Schulte-Fortkamp, B., Kang, J., Introduction to the special issue on soundscapes. J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 134:1 (2013), 765–766.
84. [84] Semidor, C., Listening to a city with the soundwalk method. Acta Acustica United Acustica 92:6 (2006), 959–964.
85. [85] Siebein, G.W., Skelton, R., Soundscape documentation of parks and natural areas. J. Acoust. Soc. Am., 126, 2009, 2308.
86. [86] Sörqvist, P., Grand challenges in environmental psychology. Front. Psychol., 7, 2016, 10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00583.
87. [87] Southworth, M., The sonic environment of cities. Environ. Behav. 1:1 (1969), 49–70.
88. [88] The Whoqol Group, The World Health Organization quality of life assessment (WHOQOL): development and general psychometric properties. Soc. Sci. Med. 45:12 (1998), 1569–1585.
89. [89] Truax, B., Handbook for Acoustic Ecology: Vancouver. 1978, ARC Publications, Canada.
90. [90] van Kamp, I., Klæboe, R., Brown, A.L., Lercher, P., Soundscapes, human restoration and quality of life. Kang, J., Schulte-Fortkamp, B., (eds.) Soundscape and the Built Environment, 2015, CRC Press, Boca Raton.
91. [91] van Kempen, E., Devilee, J., Swart, W., van Kamp, I., Characterizing urban areas with good sound quality: development of a research protocol. Noise Health 16:73 (2014), 380–387.
92. [92] Van Renterghem, T., Botteldooren, D., View on outdoor vegetation reduces noise annoyance for dwellers near busy roads. Landsc. Urban Plan. 148 (2016), 203–215.
93. [93] von Lindern, E., Hartig, T., Lercher, P., Traffic-related exposures, constrained restoration, and health in the residential context. Health & Place 39 (2016), 92–100.
94. [94] Watts, G., Miah, A., Pheasant, R., Tranquillity and soundscapes in urban green spaces - predicted and actual assessments from a questionnaire survey. Environ. Plan. B Plan. Des. 40 (2013), 170–181.
95. [95] Witchel, H., Lavia, L., Westling, C.E., Healy, A., Needham, R., Chockalingam, N., Using body language indicators for assessing the effects of soundscape quality on individuals. Proceedings of the AIA-DAGA 2013 Conference. Merano, 2013.
96. [96] World Health Organization, Guidelines for Community Noise. 1999, World Health Organization, Geneve.
97. [97] World Health Organization, Burden of Disease from Environmental Noise. 2011, WHO Regional Office for Europe, Copenhagen.
98. [98] Yang, W., Kang, J., Acoustic comfort evaluation in urban open public spaces. Appl. Acoust 66 (2005), 211–229.
99. [99] Yu, B., Kang, J., Ma, H., Development of indicators for the soundscape in urban shopping streets. Acta Acustica United Acustica 102 (2016), 462–473.
100. [100] Yu, L., Kang, J., Modeling subjective evaluation of soundscape quality in urban open spaces: an artificial neural network approach. J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 126:3 (2009), 1163–1174.
101. [101] Zhang, D., Zhang, M., Liu, D., Kang, J., Soundscape evaluation in Han Chinese buddhist temples. Appl. Acoust. 111 (2016), 188–197.
102. [102] Zhou, Z., Kang, J., Jin, H., Factors that influence soundscapes in historical areas. Noise Control Eng. J. 62:2 (2014), 60–68.