Alsina-Pagès, RM;
Orga, F;
Freixes, M;
Mallol, R;
Aletta, F;
Mitchell, A;
Kang, J;
(2020)
Urban environment soundscape evaluation: Milan case study of noise events perceptions by citizens.
In:
INTER-NOISE and NOISE-CON Congress and Conference Proceedings.
(pp. pp. 3434-3441).
Institute of Noise Control Engineering
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Abstract
As one of the main urban environmental pollutants, noise is becoming a real public health concern due to its impact on citizen's well-being. Real-operation noise monitoring can help policy makers in improving the quality of urban environments. To this end, Wireless Acoustic Sensor Networks (WASNs) have been deployed in crowded city centers in both America and Europe. The main application of WASNs is to measure the noise levels from road traffic. Yet, other types of sounds can be found in urban areas, which may also affect citizen's health. Here, we aim to evaluate the citizen's perception of different urban sounds considering their psychoacoustic characteristics, namely loudness, sharpness, roughness, fluctuation strength and tonality. To this end, we have conducted an on-line and off-site listening test using a urban acoustic event dataset collected by WASNs in Milan. The dataset includes seven common urban noises such as sirens, horns, people talking, truck, works, among others. Participants have been asked to rate the level of agreement with adjectives such as loud, shrilling, disturbing, sharp or pleasant. The test responses from one hundred volunteers allow us to gather valuable information about people's perceptions of common urban noises.
| Type: | Proceedings paper |
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| Title: | Urban environment soundscape evaluation: Milan case study of noise events perceptions by citizens |
| Event: | International Congress on Noise Control Engineering, INTER-NOISE 2020 |
| ISBN-13: | 9788994021362 |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| Publisher version: | https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/ince/incecp... |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher's terms and conditions. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment > Bartlett School Env, Energy and Resources |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10123419 |
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