Urban soundscape preferences in relation to the function of a place: Case studies in Warsaw

Romanowska, Małgorzata

doi:10.2478/mgrsd-2018-0027

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“…In our analysis, the sound of vehicles supported the overall positive perception of a park if it was completely inaudible, so a park was better assessed without vehicle sounds. This supports the findings from other studies that street noise is perceived unfavorably and has a negative impact on the perception of parks [31].…”

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Perceived Restorative Potential of Urban Parks by Citizens—A Case Study from Wrocław, Poland

Szkopiecka,

Wyrwa,

Chrobak

et al. 2023

Sustainability

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Providing restorative green areas is important, especially in the city, where the level of stress and noise is relatively high. Therefore, green areas, such as urban parks, should provide coherent audio–visual stimuli to achieve positive perception by the residents. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the potential for psychological regeneration in urban parks in terms of visual and soundscape assessment as well as to assess the role of the intensity of different types of sound contributing to the positive perception of the soundscape. In order to achieve this aim, we chose eight urban parks in the city of Wrocław to provide audio and visual stimuli and used a group of young adults as survey respondents. The results show that visual stimuli are perceived as undoubtedly more important than the soundscape, and that talking, footsteps, music, children (playing), birds, and vehicles are the most significant types of sound that contribute to the perception of soundscape depending on the level of intensity of the sound (with children and vehicles being beneficial if they are completely inaudible). We conclude that the quality of the soundscape is essential to improve the restorative potential of urban parks and, in consequence, to improve the well-being and health of the city dwellers, and there is a necessity for strategies and development plans including sensually coherent and inclusive public parks in the city of Wrocław.

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Perceived Restorative Potential of Urban Parks by Citizens—A Case Study from Wrocław, Poland

Szkopiecka,

Wyrwa,

Chrobak

et al. 2023

Sustainability

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“…Several authors, such as Raimbault and Dubois (2005), Nielbo, Steele, and Guastavino (2013), Bild et al (2018), Estévez-Mauriz, Forssén, and Dohmen (2018), and Romanowska (2018), have highlighted the significance of the urban contextincluding the function of a place and the corresponding activitiesto soundscape. Activities influence the urban form and mobility patterns (Burton, Jenks, and Williams 2000), and consequently the distribution of sound sources within the city, which would affect the soundscape.…”

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On the relationship between land use and sound sources in the urban environment

Margaritis

Kang²,

Aletta³

et al. 2020

Journal of Urban Design

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The purpose of this case study was to explore the relationship between land use and sound sources and how to characterize urban environments in this respect. To this end, binaural recordings and 360°videos were used in a listening experiment, where 20 university students assessed the dominance of sound sources coupled with the appropriateness of land use variables and variables of social and recreational activities. Principal Components Analysis showed that the activity-based environment can be explained by two main components related to the degree of manmade features and the density of people. These components are closely associated with sounds.

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Feeling a historic city: Porto landscape through the eyes of residents and visitors

Freitas

Sousa

Ramazanova

et al. 2021

IJTC

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Purpose This paper aims to monitor the urban landscape through the perceptions of residents and visitors, identifying features that cause visual impacts and providing insights for landscape management decision-makers. Captured impressions about the city whilst moving around are important to assess the satisfaction of city residents and city visitors through key elements, such as directional signage, outdoor advertising, restaurants’ outdoor terrace furniture, urban furniture, green spaces, traffic, cleaning, pedestrian areas, visitor flow and conservation of monuments, museums and buildings. Design/methodology/approach A survey was applied in the historical Porto city centre (Portugal) to understand residents’ and visitors’ perceptions of the city landscape and assess the differences between these two groups. Cronbach’s alpha was used to assess the reliability of the constructs (dimensions) of urban landscape. Non-parametric Mann-Whitney test was used to find significant differences in the perceptions of residents and visitors. Findings The results suggest significant differences in the perceptions. Residents value more two constructs of the landscape (heritage conservation and transport mobility) whilst visitors value more other two (pedestrian mobility and aesthetic quality). It is showed that residents have a strong sense of place and are concerned with the conservation of historical heritage. Visitors are more concerned with dimensions intrinsically related to tourism. Originality/value This research allowed to fill a gap found in the literature, namely, the importance of considering the perceptions of different actors in the urban landscape monitoring. These results are an important contribution for local authorities to understand the value of urban landscape elements from the perspective of residents and visitors. This study opened the possibility of comparing the results from different historical cities centres.

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Urban soundscape preferences in relation to the function of a place: Case studies in Warsaw

Cited by 4 publications

References 19 publications

Perceived Restorative Potential of Urban Parks by Citizens—A Case Study from Wrocław, Poland

Perceived Restorative Potential of Urban Parks by Citizens—A Case Study from Wrocław, Poland

On the relationship between land use and sound sources in the urban environment

Feeling a historic city: Porto landscape through the eyes of residents and visitors

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