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Soundscapes: Humans and Their Acoustic Environment

Soundscapes: Humans and Their Acoustic Environment

Schulte-Fortkamp, Brigitte
Fiebig, André
Sisneros, Joseph A.

Hardcover

Series: Springer Handbook of Auditory Research, Book 76

Medical ReferenceCognition

ISBN10: 3031227786
ISBN13: 9783031227783
Publisher: Springer
Published: Apr 25 2023
Pages: 330
Weight: 1.47
Height: 0.81 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

The concept of the Soundscapes includes all of the sounds in one's environment and focuses not only on the sounds itself. Instead, it focuses on the interrelationships between person and activity and place, both in space and time. Soundscape also include influences on the acoustic environment through auditory sensation, its interpretation, and the responses to the acoustic environment in context. The conceptual framework of Soundscape describes the process of perceiving or experiencing and/or understanding an acoustic environment, highlighting general concepts and their relationships: context, sound sources, acoustic environment, auditory sensation, interpretation of auditory sensation, responses, and outcomes (International Organization for Standardization, ISO 12913-1:2014 Acoustics Soundscape Part Definition and Conceptual Framework, ISO, Geneva, 2014).

With soundscape, one achieves a deeper understanding of acoustic environment and its effects on people. The ISOstandard 12931-1 on soundscape provides an important, and rigorous, distinction in the use of Soundscape. But, it is recognizable that some individuals, particularly planners, designers, lay persons, and even those primarily interested in management of the acoustic environment through environmental noise control, will find it convenient to use Soundscape as a synonym for the physical acoustic environment.

When it comes to noise management and urban planning, soundscape research has the potential to promote healthy urban environments by sharing and incorporating the significant knowledge of all concerned parties. Understandably, this shows that the communication with regard to noise management has to be forced to guarantee that the specifics of Soundscapes (i.e., the relevance of perception) are seriously considered alongside the whole.

This book will bridge the gap between soundscape theory and practice and therefore it will be different from our earlierpublications as Soundscape and the built environment (ed. by J. Kang and B. Schulte-Fortkamp CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group, Boca Raton, Fl 2016) and also from the respective Special Issues on Soundscapes in 2012 in The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America (ed. by B. Schulte-Fortkamp and J. Kang), and also the Special Issue in Acta Acustica 2006 *(ed. by B. Schulte-Fortkamp and D. Dubois), and the E-book on soundscape

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