Key elements related to context and morphology for the acoustic design of urban environments

TY - GEN

T1 - Key elements related to context and morphology for the acoustic design of urban environments

AU - Gisladottir, Arnthrudur

AU - Kirkegaard, Poul Henning

AU - Maag, Trond

AU - Laursen, Lea Louise Holst

PY - 2018/8

Y1 - 2018/8

N2 - In urban sound planning, the tendency is to look at the city as a larger network of infrastructures and neighborhoods, instead of looking at the diverse city spaces at a smaller scale. The acoustic experience cannot only be related to sound emissions from traffic, but to the perceptions of sound in relation to the architecture, functionality and social aspects of a space. The quality of the urban acoustic environment does therefore depend on the urban morphology and its context and not only on quantitative measures. The challenge is that this relationship is easier to identify in existing areas than during the planning process. In this paper, the urban planning and design process is studied. The aim is to identify at which stages configurations affecting the acoustic quality are defined and how they can be addressed using the existing methods. The findings of the study express the need of more comprehensive approaches to the holistic design of urban acoustic environments.

AB - In urban sound planning, the tendency is to look at the city as a larger network of infrastructures and neighborhoods, instead of looking at the diverse city spaces at a smaller scale. The acoustic experience cannot only be related to sound emissions from traffic, but to the perceptions of sound in relation to the architecture, functionality and social aspects of a space. The quality of the urban acoustic environment does therefore depend on the urban morphology and its context and not only on quantitative measures. The challenge is that this relationship is easier to identify in existing areas than during the planning process. In this paper, the urban planning and design process is studied. The aim is to identify at which stages configurations affecting the acoustic quality are defined and how they can be addressed using the existing methods. The findings of the study express the need of more comprehensive approaches to the holistic design of urban acoustic environments.

M3 - Article in proceedings

BT - INTER-NOISE 2018 - 47th International Congress and Exposition on Noise Control Engineering

PB - Institute of Noise Control Engineering of the USA, Inc.

T2 - 47th International Congress and Exposition on Noise Control Engineering

Y2 - 26 August 2018 through 29 August 2018

ER -