Author: veggieg
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Urban Soundscape Fundamentals
Abstract The urban soundscape, defined as the acoustic environment as perceived, experienced, and understood by people in context, represents a critical dimension of urban life with profound implications for health, well-being, and quality of life. This review provides a comprehensive introduction to the field of urban soundscape studies, specifically tailored for emerging PhD researchers. It…
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Soundscape and Health
1. Introduction: Defining the Soundscape and its Relevance to Health 1.1. The Emergence of Soundscape as a Concept The study of our auditory environment has undergone a significant evolution. While early explorations into the sounds around us existed, the term “soundscape” gained traction through the work of Michael Southworth in city planning 1 and was…
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Architectural Acoustics
Table of Contents 1. Introduction Architectural acoustics stands at the fascinating intersection of physics, engineering, psychology, and design. As a discipline concerned with the behavior of sound in built environments, it plays a crucial role in shaping human experience, from the intelligibility of speech in classrooms to the emotional impact of music in concert halls,…
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New paper by PhD student Xinhao was published in Applied Acoustics today
Our latest paper ‘A rapid approach to urban traffic noise mapping with a generative adversarial network’ was published in Applied Acoustics (JCR Q1, CAS T2) today. PhD student Xinhao Yang is the first author of this paper.
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Prof Zhang has been invited to join the editorial board of Discover Cities
Prof Zhang recently accepted an invitation to formally join the editorial board of Discover Cities. Discover Cities is an open access journal in Springer Nature’s Discover series, supporting multidisciplinary research and policy making in the urban sciences. The journal aims to provide researchers, policymakers and the general public with the latest developments in urban research…
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Prof Zhang has been invited to join the editorial board of PLOS Mental Health
Prof Zhang recently accepted an invitation to formally join the editorial board of PLOS Mental Health and is responsible for manuscripts related to ‘Environmental Impacts and Eco-Anxiety’. PLOS Mental Health is a newly released global multidisciplinary open access journal that brings together research related to improving the mental health and well-being of people around the…
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The results of the large-scale international cooperation Soundscape Attribute Translation Project (SATP), in which our group participated as the Chinese representative, were published in Applied Acoustics today
The Soundscape Attribute Translation Project (SATP) is a large-scale international initiative that aims to address key research gaps in the translation of soundscape descriptions in cross-cultural research. The research focuses on 18 languages, namely: Arabic, Chinese, Croatian, Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish and Vietnamese, and uses…
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Prof Bin Jiang from HKU visited our group
On 7 June, Associate Professor (tenured) of Landscape Architecture, Department of Architecture, The University of Hong Kong, and Founding Director of the Urban Environment and Human Health Laboratory, The University of Hong Kong, Bin Jiang was invited to our group for academic exchanges. During the visit, Professor Jiang Bin shared with the academics and students…
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The group carried out acoustic measurements of a stadium
As one of the projects in the research direction of “Occupational Healthy Acoustic Environment”, Sun Hanyu, Liu Yang, Yang Xinhao, Gao Wanqi, Ling Gang and Liu Kexin conducted acoustic measurements of the gymnasium in the Gymnasium of Shenyang University of Architecture on 15th and 16th of May, which included reverberation time, Speech Transmission Index (STI),…
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The group conducted annual soundscape field survey of urban public open spaces
From 4th to 13th May, the group conducted the 2024 Urban Soundscape Field Survey. The survey selected nine sites in Shenyang city, including waterfront parks, pocket parks, traffic roundabout plazas, residential plazas, urban forest parks, etc., and conducted a large-sample survey of soundscape perception among the people in the sites, and obtained more than 500…