Progress in the understanding of soundscape: Objective variables and objectifiable criteria that predict acoustic comfort in urban places

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dc.contributor.authorHerranz-Pascual, Karmele
dc.contributor.authorGarcía, Igone
dc.contributor.authorAspuru, Itziar
dc.contributor.authorDíez, Itxasne
dc.contributor.authorSantander, Álvaro
dc.contributor.institutionCALIDAD Y CONFORT AMBIENTAL
dc.contributor.institutionADAPTACIÓN AL CAMBIO CLIMÁTICO
dc.contributor.institutionTecnalia Research & Innovation
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-24T12:09:54Z
dc.date.available2024-07-24T12:09:54Z
dc.date.issued2016-01
dc.descriptionPublisher Copyright: © 2016 K. Herranz-Pascual et al., published by De Gruyter Open.
dc.description.abstractThe overall aim of this research was to find a group of easy-to-access variables, that are measurable or assessable, and which help predict acoustic comfort in urban places, in order to make further progress in developing a soundscape indicator based on indices readily available in urban environments. Our main conceptual framework has been the Environmental Experience Model and the ISO of Soundscape, together with the most up-to-date information and technology, where parameters that influence the soundscape and comfort in urban public places have been identified. This work has been undertaken as part of the CITI-SENSE project. A viable technical and procedural solution was designed and tested in a field demonstration, where 53 people were engaged to provide 120 observationsinthe city of Vitoria-Gasteiz, using environmental sensors connected to a smartphone. The results were analysed and are discussed here with the aim of defining an indicator that permits an easy evaluation of acoustic comfort in urban places. The results presented in this article are considered a step forward in the development of a soundscape indicator based on indices readily available in urban environments. The limitations of the findings are also discussed, as are suggestions for further research.en
dc.description.sponsorshipAcknowledgement: This research was supported by the CITI-SENSE EU project. CITI-SENSE is a FP VII EU co-funded project. CITI-SENSE started in October 2012 and lasts for a period of four years. The consortium is led by NILU (Norwegian Institute for Air Research) and comprises 27 partners from 11 European countries and 4 non-European partners. The authors would like to thank their partners in the project, especially project leader Alena Bartonova and colleagues from Nilu, U-Hopper and Sintef, who participated in the development of the smartphone app. Special thanks go to our colleagues at Iritziak Batuz, who conducted the participant recruitment for the demonstration exercise.
dc.description.statusPeer reviewed
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dc.identifier.citationHerranz-Pascual , K , García , I , Aspuru , I , Díez , I & Santander , Á 2016 , ' Progress in the understanding of soundscape : Objective variables and objectifiable criteria that predict acoustic comfort in urban places ' , Noise Mapping , vol. 3 , no. 1 , pp. 247-263 . https://doi.org/10.1515/noise-2016-0017
dc.identifier.doi10.1515/noise-2016-0017
dc.identifier.issn2084-879X
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11556/4022
dc.identifier.urlhttp://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85013806888&partnerID=8YFLogxK
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofNoise Mapping
dc.relation.projectIDCITI-SENSE EU
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject.keywordsAcoustic comfort
dc.subject.keywordsAcoustic predictors
dc.subject.keywordsEnvironmental perception
dc.subject.keywordsSoundscape
dc.subject.keywordsAcoustics and Ultrasonics
dc.subject.keywordsUrban Studies
dc.subject.keywordsManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law
dc.titleProgress in the understanding of soundscape: Objective variables and objectifiable criteria that predict acoustic comfort in urban placesen
dc.typejournal article
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