On the relationship between land use and sound sources in the urban environment

  • Efstathios Margaritis*
  • , Jian Kang
  • , Francesco Aletta
  • , Östen Axelsson
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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    Abstract

    The purpose of this case study was to explore the relationship between land use and sound sources and how to characterize urban environments in this respect. To this end, binaural recordings and 360° videos were used in a listening experiment, where 20 university students assessed the dominance of sound sources coupled with the appropriateness of land use variables and variables of social and recreational activities. Principal Components Analysis showed that the activity-based environment can be explained by two main components related to the degree of manmade features and the density of people. These components are closely associated with sounds.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)626-642
    Number of pages17
    JournalJournal of Urban Design
    Volume25
    Issue number5
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2-Sept-2020

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