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Piazza del Marchese Paolo: an architectural and soundscape design to redevelop an outdoor public space
No full textThis paper will report about a design procedure regarding the redevelopment of an open square located in the historical center of Città di Castello, Italy. The square has five entrances and it is surrounded by old buildings. The Public Library of the town is also located at this place. Currently, the square is used as a parking lot. The goal of the design is to redevelop this square matching the given context. For the design procedure, first, the visual and acoustical status of the place will be described. Second, binaural recordings will be carried out to measure the acoustical climate and third, soundwalks will be conducted to help to detect the soundmarks of the area. Moreover, the idea is to transform the space in a pedestrian area and to consider the square as an acoustical “outdoor floor” for the library. The design process will be focused on the preservation of the genuine Soundscap
Issues on the evaluation of low frequency noise emitted by wind turbines
No full textThe new European Directive "Road map for low carbon economy to 2050" shows the way to improve the energy efficiency and the renewable sources play a fundamental role to fulfill this goal. Despite wind energy is one of the most efficiency renewable energy, the wind farms' design require an accurate environmental impact assessment, due to noise emission and of visual intrusion on landscape. In particulary, low frequencies components of wind turbine noise are recently indicated as one of the possible main causes of noise annoyance. In this work issues about annoyance evaluation are pointed out, taking into account legal requirements, administrative procedures and technical approach for noise control
From Sonic Environment to Soundscape
No full textChapter 2 focuses on creating deeper understanding of the relationship between the sonic or acoustic environment and soundscape. It attempts to relate the somewhat vague concept soundscape to findings from psychophysics, psychology, hearing system physiology, and auditory cognition. The term soundscape has been used by different communities of practice (e.g., acousticians, composers, architects, ecologists, and psychologists), giving rise to several definitions (see Chapter 1). A standardized definition may not be required, but it is useful to summarize generally accepted views on this concept:
• The soundscape is evoked by the physical sound environmenthenceforth called the sonic environment-but it is not equal to it, and therefore cannot be measured using classical sound measurement equipment alone.No Full Tex
Lärm bzw. Schallwirkung auf den Menschen und die Notwendigkeit des Schallschutzes in Gebäuden
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