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| author | Haber, Max Kusitzky, Thomas Alves, Sonia |
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| contents | <p><span>In the context of urban planning, the aspect of environmental noise is at the forefront of public and political debates. Previous concepts in environmental noise management focus primarily on the physical characteristics of sounds, providing sound level limits that must be considered. Accordingly, conventional noise control concepts aim to reduce or limit the noise level.</span></p> <p><span>However, looking at noise pollution solely from the physical level falls far short of the mark. Results from noise effect research show that only around one third of the variance in annoyance judgments can be attributed to physical-acoustic parameters and that a reduction of the sound level values does not necessarily lead to an improvement in acoustic quality.</span></p> <p><span>And not only that: it must be emphasized that cities always sound, and that a good urban sound is very important for our everyday experience and social interaction. It has a positive effect on well-being, promotes orientation, and can help to strengthen social and cultural ties. In this context, a comprehensive approach is needed to appropriately design sound in urban environments.</span></p> <p><span>The aim of this contribution is to demonstrate the possibilities of incorporating the instruments of urban soundscape design into the field of administrative noise protection in practice. Three elements are detected for design interventions: sound events, sound propagation and the expectations of the residents. Examples show that inclusion of these elements in urban planning can make a significant contribution to the development of high-quality urban places and situations and to the expansion of conventional noise control policies. Not only the city dwellers, but also municipalities, authorities and investors benefit from such comprehensive urban soundscape design.</span></p> |
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| spellingShingle | Urban Soundscape Design in Conventional Noise Control Haber, Max Kusitzky, Thomas Alves, Sonia <p><span>In the context of urban planning, the aspect of environmental noise is at the forefront of public and political debates. Previous concepts in environmental noise management focus primarily on the physical characteristics of sounds, providing sound level limits that must be considered. Accordingly, conventional noise control concepts aim to reduce or limit the noise level.</span></p> <p><span>However, looking at noise pollution solely from the physical level falls far short of the mark. Results from noise effect research show that only around one third of the variance in annoyance judgments can be attributed to physical-acoustic parameters and that a reduction of the sound level values does not necessarily lead to an improvement in acoustic quality.</span></p> <p><span>And not only that: it must be emphasized that cities always sound, and that a good urban sound is very important for our everyday experience and social interaction. It has a positive effect on well-being, promotes orientation, and can help to strengthen social and cultural ties. In this context, a comprehensive approach is needed to appropriately design sound in urban environments.</span></p> <p><span>The aim of this contribution is to demonstrate the possibilities of incorporating the instruments of urban soundscape design into the field of administrative noise protection in practice. Three elements are detected for design interventions: sound events, sound propagation and the expectations of the residents. Examples show that inclusion of these elements in urban planning can make a significant contribution to the development of high-quality urban places and situations and to the expansion of conventional noise control policies. Not only the city dwellers, but also municipalities, authorities and investors benefit from such comprehensive urban soundscape design.</span></p> |
| title | Urban Soundscape Design in Conventional Noise Control |
| url | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14634386 |