CITI-SENSE: Methods and tools for empowering citizens to observe acoustic comfort in outdoor public spaces

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dc.contributor.authorAspuru, Itziar
dc.contributor.authorGarcía, Igone
dc.contributor.authorHerranz, Karmele
dc.contributor.authorSantander, Alvaro
dc.contributor.institutionCALIDAD Y CONFORT AMBIENTAL
dc.contributor.institutionADAPTACIÓN AL CAMBIO CLIMÁTICO
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-24T12:08:24Z
dc.date.available2024-07-24T12:08:24Z
dc.date.issued2016-01
dc.descriptionPublisher Copyright: © 2016 I. Aspuru et al., published by De Gruyter Open.
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this research was to design and deploy tools that apply the concept of citizen observatories and empowering citizens in the assessment of acoustic comfort in public places. The research applies an iterative cycle of design and this article presents the results of a demonstrative experiment carried out insitu using the first products developed. This work was 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 137 observations in the city of Vitoria-Gasteiz, using environmental sensors connected to a smartphone. The results have been analyzed and discussed in terms of the product's attractiveness for engaging citizens in the evaluation of acoustic comfort in urban places, the accuracy of the noise levels measured by the acoustic app service integrated into the smartphone, and its ability to obtain simultaneous acoustic and perception data. The results presented in this article are considered a step forward in the research into developing solutions for assessing acoustic comfort. Limitations of the proposed solution are discussed, as are suggestions for further research.en
dc.description.sponsorshipAcknowledgement: This research was supported by the CITI-SENSE EU project.
dc.description.statusPeer reviewed
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dc.identifier.citationAspuru , I , García , I , Herranz , K & Santander , A 2016 , ' CITI-SENSE : Methods and tools for empowering citizens to observe acoustic comfort in outdoor public spaces ' , Noise Mapping , vol. 3 , no. 1 , pp. 37-48 . https://doi.org/10.1515/noise-2016-0003
dc.identifier.doi10.1515/noise-2016-0003
dc.identifier.issn2084-879X
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11556/3865
dc.identifier.urlhttp://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84997063915&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.keywordsCitizen observatories
dc.subject.keywordsEmpowerment
dc.subject.keywordsSoundscape
dc.subject.keywordsAcoustics and Ultrasonics
dc.subject.keywordsUrban Studies
dc.subject.keywordsManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law
dc.subject.keywordsSDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
dc.titleCITI-SENSE: Methods and tools for empowering citizens to observe acoustic comfort in outdoor public spacesen
dc.typejournal article
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