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Perception of soundscapes : an interdisciplinary approach

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Davies, William J., Adams, Mags D., Bruce, Neil S., Cain, Rebecca, Carlyle, Angus, Cusack, Peter, Hall, Deborah A., Hume, Ken I., Irwin, Amy, Jennings, P. A. (Paul A.), Marselle, Melissa, Plack, Christopher J. and Poxon, John E. W. (2013) Perception of soundscapes : an interdisciplinary approach. Applied Acoustics, Volume 74 (Number 2). pp. 224-231. doi:10.1016/j.apacoust.2012.05.010

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Abstract

This paper takes an overall view of findings from the Positive Soundscape Project, a large inter-disciplinary soundscapes study. Qualitative fieldwork (soundwalks and focus groups) have found that soundscape perception is influenced by cognitive effects such as the meaning of a soundscape and its components, and how information is conveyed by a soundscape, for example on the behaviour of people within the soundscape. Three significant clusters were found in the language people use to describe soundscapes: sound sources, sound descriptors and soundscape descriptors. Results from listening tests and soundwalks have been integrated to show that the two principal dimensions of soundscape emotional response seem to be calmness and vibrancy. Further, vibrancy seems to have two aspects: organisation of sounds and changes over time. The possible application of the results to soundscape assessment and design are briefly discussed.

Item Type: Journal Article
Divisions: Faculty of Science > WMG (Formerly the Warwick Manufacturing Group)
Journal or Publication Title: Applied Acoustics
Publisher: Elsevier Ltd
ISSN: 0003-682X
Official Date: February 2013
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February 2013Published
Volume: Volume 74
Number: Number 2
Page Range: pp. 224-231
DOI: 10.1016/j.apacoust.2012.05.010
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access
Funder: Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
Grant number: EP/E011624/1

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