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The Effects of Artificial Lake Space on Satisfaction and Restorativeness of the Overall Environment and Soundscape in Urban Parks

open access: yesFrontiers in Built Environment, 2021
Several studies have proven that soundscape in blue space is conducive to human health and well-being, but few studies have explored which blue space characteristics would contribute to a better soundscape and visiting experience.
Ying Qi   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Acoustic summary as a tool for soundscape analysis and design. [PDF]

open access: yesThe Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 2010
The soundscape approach to designing sonic environments recognizes the importance of the sounds that can be heard by the attentive listener. These sounds not only contribute to the affective component of appraisal of the sonic environment but also carry the cultural identity of the neighborhood.
Botteldooren, Dick   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Listening to Japanese gardens II: expanding the soundscape action design tool [Elektronisk resurs]

open access: yes, 2020
Tools for soundscape design have tended to focus on noise-exposed situations like urban parks and squares. Less attention has been given to multisensory interaction, movement, and other phenomenological aspects.
Cerwén, Gunnar,   +1 more
core   +1 more source

Designing Supportive Soundscapes for Nursing Home Residents with Dementia [PDF]

open access: yesInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2019
Sound and its resulting soundscape is a major appraisal component of the living environment. Where environmental sounds (e.g., outdoor traffic sounds) are often perceived as negative, a soundscape (e.g., containing natural sounds) can also have a positive effect on health and well-being.
Paul Devos   +7 more
openaire   +5 more sources

What are the Current Priorities and Challenges for (Urban) Soundscape Research?

open access: yesChallenges, 2018
Soundscape research is attracting an ever-increasing worldwide interest from different disciplines and stakeholders. This brief commentary paper aims at offering some insights into the new directions this research (and practice) field will likely go, in ...
Francesco Aletta, Jieling Xiao
doaj   +1 more source

L’idéo-scénarisation sonore du paysage comme support métaphorique de sa médiation

open access: yesProjets de Paysage, 2022
Popularised by the musician and founder of acoustic ecology Raymond Murray Schafer in the 1970s, the soundscape is based on two modes of interaction with the surrounding environment, sensory perception and the imagination.
Philippe Woloszyn
doaj   +1 more source

Deriving a typology of soundscape design interventions [PDF]

open access: yes, 2023
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.
Mitchell, A   +8 more
core  

Auditory Sensitivity in Autism: A Systematic Review of Mismatch Negativity and Mismatch Field Responses

open access: yesAutism Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Auditory mismatch responses—mismatch negativity (MMN) and mismatch fields (MMF)—are well established electrophysiological markers of automatic auditory discrimination supported by short‐term sensory memory. These responses, typically elicited using passive oddball paradigms, are increasingly used to investigate sensory and language processing ...
Sara Cacciato‐Salcedo   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring a cardio-thoracic hospital ward soundscape in relation to restoration [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Hospitals can provide stressful experiences for both patients and medical staff. A well-designed hospital soundscape should avoid adding to negative emotional states (e.g. stress), limit any detrimental cognitive effects (e.g.
Payne, Sarah R.   +3 more
core  

Soundscapes and Emotional Experiences in World Heritage Temples: Implications for Religious Architectural Design

open access: yesBuildings
The impact of soundscapes in religious architecture on public psychology has garnered increasing attention in both research and policy domains. However, the mechanisms by which temple soundscapes influence public emotions remain scientifically unclear ...
Yanling Li, Xiaocong Li, Ming Gao
doaj   +1 more source

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