The soundscape approach considers the acoustic environment as a resource, focusing on
sounds people want or prefer. Quiet is not a core requirement for such acoustic preference …

Soundscape research represents a paradigm shift from noise control policies towards a new
multidisciplinary approach as it involves not only physical measurements but also the …

We critically review the literature on the relationship between users of public spaces and
their auditory environments, and how this knowledge is integrated in the planning, design …

The aim of the present work is to understand how the use of the notion of soundscapes can
help in conceiving ambient sound environments in cities. From an overview of recent studies …

We selected three representative spaces on a university campus with different olfactory
stimuli (Lavandula officinalis, Rosa rugosa, and Mentha canadensis) to investigate the …

The present research on cognitive categories mediates between individual experiences of
soundscapes and collective representations shared in language and elaborated as …

Sound environment is a critical factor to be considered in the development of sustainable
and healthy urban communities and cities. We investigated the effect of the appropriateness …

A questionnaire study was conducted to investigate the sound quality of urban
environments. Seventy-seven participants living in large French cities were questioned …

This paper explores how expectations of a place and its soundscape can affect our
perception of that soundscape. Previous soundscape research has included expectation as …

The “bag-of-frames” approach (BOF) to audio pattern recognition represents signals as the
long-term statistical distribution of their local spectral features. This approach has proved …