Spatial and sonic evaluation of urban public ambiances

Spatial and sonic evaluation of urban public ambiances

[SHS:ARCHI] Humanities and Social Sciences/Architecture, space management

public space

spatial evaluation

sonic evaluation

ambiances

Our study, which is based on a qualitative survey, attempts to understand everyday sound perception in urban public spaces. Parameters influencing sound perception are investigated. The elaboration of a complex methodological protocal allows us to match qualitative and quantitative data (questionnaires, focus groups, pictures, acoustic measurements, interviews, sonic mind maps). The results presented in the paper illustrate the importance of sonic perception in the evaluation of urban ambiances.

Marry, Solène

Soundscape, The Journal of Acoustic Ecology

2010-12

ENG

article in peer-reviewed journal

http://halshs.archives-ouvertes.fr/halshs-00583481

http://halshs.archives-ouvertes.fr/docs/00/58/34/81/PDF/MARRY_Soundscape_The_journal_of_Acoustic_Ecology.pdf