Signorelli, Valerio;
(2014)
Unfolding the Soundmaps. Suggestions for
Representing and Sharing The Sensory Form
of Urban Spaces Through Virtual Environments and Web-Mapping Technologies.
In: Castro, Raquel and Carvalhais, Miguel, (eds.)
Proceedings of Invisible Places, Sounding Cities: Sound, Urbanism and Sense of Place.
(pp. pp. 153-167).
Jardins Efemeros: Viseu, Portugal.
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Abstract
The European Noise Directive introduced the necessity to identify, protect and enrich places characterized by a substantial sound quality with the aim to reduce the harmful effects of noise pollution by providing quiet areas for the wellbeing of the city dwellers. However the condition of quietness requested cannot be addressed by applying just a noise control strategy as well as it is not only focused on the sound quality of the urban environment, but a multi-sensory approach for their design is needed. Moreover the representation tools commonly used in the urban design practices seem to be inadequate for dealing with this topic. The ongoing research aims to propose new instruments, based on the usage of interactive virtual environments, for the description and analysis of these complex environments in order to overcome the quantitative approaches currently used, as well as prevent a mono-sensory description of these sensitive places.
| Type: | Proceedings paper |
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| Title: | Unfolding the Soundmaps. Suggestions for Representing and Sharing The Sensory Form of Urban Spaces Through Virtual Environments and Web-Mapping Technologies |
| Event: | Invisible Places, Sounding Cities |
| Location: | Viseu, Portugal |
| Dates: | 18 Jul 2014 - 20 Jul 2014 |
| ISBN-13: | 978-989-746-048-7 |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| Publisher version: | http://invisibleplaces.org/2014/ |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the version of record. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Soundmaps; web-mapping; game engine; virtual environments; quiet areas; urban design |
| 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 > Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10201461 |
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