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dc.contributor.authorHong, Joo Youngen_US
dc.contributor.authorLam, Bhanen_US
dc.contributor.authorOng, Zhen-Tingen_US
dc.contributor.authorOoi, Kennethen_US
dc.contributor.authorGan, Woon-Sengen_US
dc.contributor.authorKang, Jianen_US
dc.contributor.authorYeong, Samuelen_US
dc.contributor.authorLee, Ireneen_US
dc.contributor.authorTan, Sze-Tiongen_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-10-09T05:44:50Z-
dc.date.available2020-10-09T05:44:50Z-
dc.date.issued2020-
dc.identifier.citationHong, J. Y., Lam, B., Ong, Z.-T., Ooi, K., Gan, W.-S., Kang, J., ... Tan, S.-T. (2020). Effects of contexts in urban residential areas on the pleasantness and appropriateness of natural sounds. Sustainable Cities and Society, 63, 102475-. doi:10.1016/j.scs.2020.102475en_US
dc.identifier.issn2210-6707en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10356/144038-
dc.description.abstractBefore introducing natural sounds to potentially improve the soundscape quality, it is important to understand how key contextual factors (i.e. expected activities and audio-visual congruency) affect the soundscape in a given location. In this study, the perception of eight natural sounds (i.e. 4 birdsongs, 4 water sounds) at five urban recreational areas under the constant influence of road traffic was explored subjectively under three laboratory settings: visual-only, audio-only, and audio-visual. Firstly, expected socio-recreational activities of each location were determined in the visual-only setting. Subsequently, participants assessed the pleasantness and appropriateness of the soundscape at each site, for each of the eight natural sounds augmented to the same road traffic noise, in both audio-only and audio-visual settings. Interestingly, it was found that the expected activities in each location did not significantly affect natural sound perception, whereas audio-visual congruency of the locations significantly affected the pleasantness and appropriateness of the natural sounds. Particularly, the pleasantness and appropriateness decreased for water sounds when water features were not visually present. In contrast, perception with birdsongs was unaffected by their visibility likely due to the presence of vegetation. Hence, audio-visual coherence is central to the perception of natural sounds in outdoor spaces.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipMinistry of National Development (MND)en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipNational Research Foundation (NRF)en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.relationL2NICCFP2-2015-5en_US
dc.relation.ispartofSustainable Cities and Societyen_US
dc.rights© 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. This paper was published in Sustainable Cities and Society and is made available with permission of Elsevier Ltd.en_US
dc.subjectScience::Physics::Acousticsen_US
dc.subjectSocial sciences::Sociology::Social psychologyen_US
dc.titleEffects of contexts in urban residential areas on the pleasantness and appropriateness of natural soundsen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen
dc.contributor.schoolSchool of Electrical and Electronic Engineeringen_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.scs.2020.102475-
dc.description.versionAccepted versionen_US
dc.identifier.volume63en_US
dc.identifier.spage102475en_US
dc.subject.keywordsSoundscapeen_US
dc.subject.keywordsNoise Pollutionen_US
dc.description.acknowledgementThis research is supported by the Singapore Ministry of National Development and the National Research Foundation, Prime Minister’s Office under the Land and Liveability National Innovation Challenge (L2 NIC) Research Programme (L2 NIC Award No. L2NICCFP2-2015-5). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not reflect the views of the Singapore Ministry of National Development and National Research Foundation, Prime Minister’s Office, Singapore.” The first author was supported by the 2017 Lee Kuan Yew Postdoctoral Fellowship (Grant No.: 50025000).en_US
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