Effects of social, demographical and behavioral factors on the sound level evaluation in urban open spaces

Yu, Lei; Kang, Jian

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“…Dubois found that soundscape evaluation is influenced not only by sound intensity but also by a variety of human factors [11]. Yu and Kang propose that, within urban open spaces, some of an individual's social, demographic, and behavioural factors affect his or her evaluation of sound levels [12]. Cain et al found that two independent emotional dimensions of a soundscape related to its "Calmness" and "Vibrancy" [13].…”

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Soundscape evaluation in Han Chinese Buddhist temples

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Liu

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Applied Acoustics

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“…Differences at societal and cultural levels influence the perception of sonic environments [3][4][5]. A large survey [6] found that some socio-economic factors, notably occupation and education, were more strongly associated with the perceived sound level than factors such as age, gender, or residential status. At the level of the individual, psychological differences can be charted in terms of broadly defined personality dimensions [7][8][9][10] or narrowly defined traits, such as noise sensitivity [11][12][13][14].…”

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Personality Traits Bias the Perceived Quality of Sonic Environments

Lindborg

Friberg

2016

Applied Sciences

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Abstract:There have been few empirical investigations of how individual differences influence the perception of the sonic environment. The present study included the Big Five traits and noise sensitivity as personality factors in two listening experiments (n = 43, n = 45). Recordings of urban and restaurant soundscapes that had been selected based on their type were rated for Pleasantness and Eventfulness using the Swedish Soundscape Quality Protocol. Multivariate multiple regression analysis showed that ratings depended on the type and loudness of both kinds of sonic environments and that the personality factors made a small yet significant contribution. Univariate models explained 48% (cross-validated adjusted R 2 ) of the variation in Pleasantness ratings of urban soundscapes, and 35% of Eventfulness. For restaurant soundscapes the percentages explained were 22% and 21%, respectively. Emotional stability and noise sensitivity were notable predictors whose contribution to explaining the variation in quality ratings was between one-tenth and nearly half of the soundscape indicators, as measured by squared semipartial correlation. Further analysis revealed that 36% of noise sensitivity could be predicted by broad personality dimensions, replicating previous research. Our study lends empirical support to the hypothesis that personality traits have a significant though comparatively small influence on the perceived quality of sonic environments.

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“…Judgments of a soundscape can depend upon the specific location and its visual appearance [7], the type of activity or activities that occur there [8], the observer's personal history and expectations, emotional content and culture [9] and age [4]. How can this multiplicity of factors be evaluated in a useful way so that decisions about soundscape improvement or preservation can be made?…”

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Understanding Soundscapes

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2013

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This paper offers a new approach to understanding, improving and designing soundscapes. "Soundscape" means all the sounds that can be heard in a specific location. Soundscapes can be understood only through peoples' perceptions, and this paper proposes using those perceptions to link soundscape improvement and design with traditional noise control methods. Decades of experience have yielded in-depth understanding of how undesirable sounds may be controlled or reduced. The control methods, however, are generally applicable to single sources of sound while soundscapes are composed of multiple sounds. Using human judgments, first in the laboratory and later in the field, it will be possible to deconstruct any soundscape into its desirable and undesirable sounds, which may then, one-by-one, be subjected to proven methods of noise control. This approach includes complications, not the least of which is deciding how much the undesirable sounds should be reduced to perceptually improve the soundscape. Previous published studies, primarily laboratory, but also field studies, suggest that initial laboratory work followed by increasingly complex field applications, should result in an understanding of how soundscapes can be improved and desirable ones designed.Keywords: soundscape; noise; acoustical design; urban design Sustainability and the Role of SoundscapesSustainability in planning and design implies spaces that are planned, designed and managed to achieve the "triple bottom line" of being economical, environmentally friendly and improving the quality of life. The quality of life dimension addressed here is the sound environment (soundscape) which we experience in those spaces. Most places that we live, work, play and move through are OPEN ACCESS

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Effects of social, demographical and behavioral factors on the sound level evaluation in urban open spaces

Cited by 94 publications

References 21 publications

Soundscape evaluation in Han Chinese Buddhist temples

Soundscape evaluation in Han Chinese Buddhist temples

Personality Traits Bias the Perceived Quality of Sonic Environments

Understanding Soundscapes

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