What is a soundscape intervention? Exploring definitions and identification criteria and a platform to gather real-world examples

Moshona, Cleopatra; Aletta, Francesco; Henze, Helen; Chen, Xianfeng; Mitchell, Andrew; Oberman, Tin; Tong, Huan; Fiebig, André; Kang, Jian; Schulte‐Fortkamp, Brigitte

doi:10.3397/in_2022_0121

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“…This is also reflected by Part 4 of the ISO/TS 12913 series currently being developed, which focuses on the assessment of soundscape investigation results. To this end, the Catalogue of Soundscape Interventions (CSI) project was initiated to collect and communicate comprehensive information on implementations of soundscape-related measures worldwide [9]. The aim is to identify best practices in soundscape design that could be used as a theoretical basis to develop future design and planing strategies.…”

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Deriving a typology of soundscape design interventions

Moshona,

Aletta,

Chen

et al. 2024

Proceedings of the 10th Convention of the European Acoustics Association Forum Acusticum 2023

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In the last two decades, there has been a considerable uptick of soundscape studies. With various agents advocating for more diverse and inclusive approaches to urban acoustic environments, the need to establish practical guidelines arises. To support this process, the Catalogue of Soundscape Interventions (CSI) project was initiated, which provides an online repository for data collection and communication of soundscape interventions, globally. Within this framework, a soundscape intervention is understood as a location-specific design, aimed at preserving or enhancing the existing acoustic environment. The criteria that have to be met to classify a project as a soundscape intervention, as well as ways to implement and assess design improvements are currently being debated. To help identify and derive recurring strategies and aims in current practices, this paper categorizes 37 projects collected via the CSI platform by means of a five-type intervention typology, adopted from noise intervention literature. The collected projects are further classified in subtypes, based on the approaches used to influence the acoustic environment, as well as their level and stage of public involvement. Finally, the need to adapt the resulting typology to accommodate all current practices is discussed.

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confidence: 99%

Deriving a typology of soundscape design interventions

Moshona,

Aletta,

Chen

et al. 2024

Proceedings of the 10th Convention of the European Acoustics Association Forum Acusticum 2023

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Developing a taxonomy of soundscape interventions from a catalogue of real-world examples

Chen,

Aletta,

Moshona

et al. 2024

Acta Acust.

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In recent decades, there has been a growing interest in urban soundscapes and a shift towards a user-focused approach in urban sound environments. Despite this interest, there is no comprehensive taxonomy for soundscape design available. The Catalogue of Soundscape Interventions (CSI) project aims to fill this gap by creating a tool to collect and share data on real soundscape practices, with the goal of developing a design toolkit and brief to facilitate communication between local authorities, consultants, and researchers. An online platform has been launched to gather instances of soundscape interventions. This paper proposes eight dimensions of soundscape interventions and presents a taxonomy that categorizes these interventions based on recurring strategies and goals observed in 43 practice cases collected. These dimensions include stages, contributors, scale, period of time, intervention types, public involvement, aims and purposes, and approaches. As soundscape practices increase in complexity and variety, the taxonomy can be revised and expanded. Nevertheless, the provided taxonomy serves as an orientation aid for understanding, analyzing, and designing soundscapes, leading to the development of more harmonious and contextually appropriate acoustic environments.

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A framework to characterize and classify soundscape design practices based on grounded theory

Moshona,

Fiebig,

Aletta

et al. 2024

Noise Mapping

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In recent years, various stakeholders and political decision-makers have recognized the significance of high-quality urban sound environments, stressing the need for user-centered trajectories. Despite the rising interest in this field, the soundscape approach has not yet fully permeated urban planning and design, possibly due to a lack of comprehensible guidelines on how to implement and curate successful soundscape designs, attributed to on-going developments on this subject. In the course of the Catalogue of Soundscape Interventions (CSI) Project, a taxonomy of eight dimensions was developed to serve as an orientation aid for practitioners, describing important aspects of soundscape-related measures that can be used as a brief to facilitate communication between authorities, consultants, and researchers. This study describes the theoretical framework and, in particular, the sequential coding process involved in deriving these dimensions, which is based on grounded theory. It lists observations and limitations of the resulting taxonomy and builds upon these findings to critically review and revisit existing nomenclature and concepts. Finally, a qualitative distinction in the form of a design pyramid according to ascending levels of epistemic rigor is proposed, to differentiate between documented practices, which may serve as a reference point for future harmonization and standardization.

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What is a soundscape intervention? Exploring definitions and identification criteria and a platform to gather real-world examples

Cited by 3 publications

References 10 publications

Deriving a typology of soundscape design interventions

Deriving a typology of soundscape design interventions

Developing a taxonomy of soundscape interventions from a catalogue of real-world examples

A framework to characterize and classify soundscape design practices based on grounded theory

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