RT Journal Article
T1 Progress in the understanding of soundscape: 												Objective variables and objectifiable criteria that predict acoustic comfort in urban places
A1 Herranz-Pascual, Karmele
A1 García, Igone
A1 Aspuru, Itziar
A1 Díez, Itxasne
A1 Santander, Álvaro
AB The 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.
SN 2084-879X
YR 2016
FD 2016-01
LK https://hdl.handle.net/11556/4022
UL https://hdl.handle.net/11556/4022
LA eng
NO Herranz-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
NO Publisher Copyright: © 2016 K. Herranz-Pascual et al., published by De Gruyter Open.
NO Acknowledgement: 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.
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RD 2 sept 2024