A Quantitative and Qualitative Experimental Framework for the Evaluation of Urban Soundscapes: Application to the City of Sidi Bou Saïd

This research introduces an experimental framework based on 3D acoustic and psycho-acoustic sensors supplemented with ambisonics and sound morphological analysis, whose objective is to study urban soundscapes. A questionnaire that highlights the differences between what has been measured and what ha...

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Published inISPRS international journal of geo-information Vol. 13; no. 5; p. 152
Main Authors Hammami, Mohamed Amin, Claramunt, Christophe
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel MDPI AG 01.05.2024
MDPI
Subjects
Acoustics
Computer Science
Design
environmental acoustics
Noise pollution
Perceptions
psychoacoustics
Quality of life
Questionnaires
Sensors
Signal processing
Sound
soundscape
Soundscapes
Urban areas
urban heritage
Urban planning
Urban studies
New York
France
Tunisia
Germany
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Summary:This research introduces an experimental framework based on 3D acoustic and psycho-acoustic sensors supplemented with ambisonics and sound morphological analysis, whose objective is to study urban soundscapes. A questionnaire that highlights the differences between what has been measured and what has been perceiveSd by humans complements the quantitative approach with a qualitative evaluation. The comparison of the measurements with the questionnaire provides a global vision of the perception of these soundscapes, as well as differences and similarities. The approach is experimented within the historical center of the Tunisian city of Sidi Bou Saïd, demonstrating that from a range of complementary protocols, a soundscape environment can be qualified. This framework provides an additional dimension to urban planning studies.
ISSN:2220-9964
2220-9964
DOI:10.3390/ijgi13050152