Payne, Sarah R. (2009) Producing a scale to measure the restorativeness of urban park soundscapes. In: Inter-Noise 09 : 38th International Congress and Exposition on Noise Control Engineering, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 23-26 Aug 2009. Published in: Proceedings of inter-noise 2009 innovations in practical noise control pp. 2451-2457. ISBN 9781615676903.

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Abstract

Attention Restoration is an important component for the enhancement of people’s well being.
Natural environments tend to provide a more restorative experience than urban environments,
thus it is important for urban residents and workers to have access to natural elements. Urban
parks offer a visual respite from the built environment, yet part of the soundscape will still be
associated with ‘urban’ elements. A Perceived Restorativeness Soundscape Scale has been
developed which is able to differentiate between broadly different types of soundscapes (urban,
urban parks, and rural). This tool has also been effective at differentiating between the
restorativeness of different types of urban park soundscapes. The development and testing of
this tool will be reviewed, before discussing planned work to improve the tool and compare the
restorativeness of urban park soundscapes in Montreal, Canada, with those of Sheffield, U.K.

Item Type:	Conference Item (Paper)
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GV Recreation Leisure
Divisions:	Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Engineering > WMG (Formerly the Warwick Manufacturing Group)
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Urban parks, Sound -- Psychological aspects
Journal or Publication Title:	Proceedings of inter-noise 2009 innovations in practical noise control
Publisher:	Curran Associates, Inc.
ISBN:	9781615676903
Official Date:	August 2009
Dates:	Date Event August 2009 Published
Page Range:	pp. 2451-2457
Status:	Not Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Date of first compliant deposit:	26 December 2015
Date of first compliant Open Access:	26 December 2015
Funder:	Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), University of Manchester, De Montfort University
Conference Paper Type:	Paper
Title of Event:	Inter-Noise 09 : 38th International Congress and Exposition on Noise Control Engineering
Type of Event:	Conference
Location of Event:	Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Date(s) of Event:	23-26 Aug 2009
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