Liu, J., Kang, J., Behm, H. et al. (1 more author) (2014) Effects of landscape on soundscape perception: Soundwalks in city parks. Landscape and Urban Planning, 123. 30 - 40. ISSN 0169-2046
Abstract
The present study analyses the effects of the physical characteristics of the visual landscape on soundscape perception in city parks, based on information gathered in field surveys using a specifically designed soundwalk method in five city parks in China. Three soundscape parameters were conceived, including perceived loudness of individual sounds (PLS), perceived occurrences of individual sounds (POS) and soundscape diversity index (SDI), which were found to correlate and should thus be applied in concert. Physical characteristics of the visual landscape were analysed from two perspectives, i.e., by on-site landscape composition and local landscape spatial patterns. The results suggest that the percentage of buildings, vegetation and sky in panoramic views (here photos) were effective landscape elements influencing soundscape perception. The landscape shape index of buildings and water areas (LSI_B, LSI_W) and the patch cohesion index of water areas (COHESION_W) showed positive effects on the perception of human sounds. The percentage of roads (PLAND_R) and the largest patch index of roads (LPI_R) were related to traffic sounds. Both the PLS and POS of biological sounds were negatively related to LPI_W and LSI_B, respectively, whilst the POS of biological sounds was positively related to PLAND_R, and LSI_R. COHESION_R was the only index negatively related to both the PLS and POS of geophysical sounds. SDI only showed positive relationship with PLAND_W. Overall, the results reveal that local landscape spatial patterns could be more influential on soundscape perception than on-site landscape composition. The study proposed introducing soundscape information from different sources into landscape management.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2013 Elsevier. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Landscape and Urban Planning. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. This article is distributed under the terms of the CC-BY-NC-ND licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/) |
Keywords: | Soundwalk; Soundscape parameter; Visual landscape; Landscape composition; Landscape spatial pattern; City park |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > School of Architecture (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 07 Jul 2015 15:15 |
Last Modified: | 21 Jan 2017 22:59 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2013.12.00... |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2013.12.003 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:86020 |