Appropriate levels of natural sounds to enhance soundscapes in urban areas

• Main Authors: Hong, Joo Young, Lam, Bhan, Ong, Zhen-Ting, Gupta, Rishabh, Gan, Woon-Seng, Chong, Shyh Hao, Feng, Jing
• 其他作者: School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
• 格式: Conference or Workshop Item
• 語言: English
• 出版: 2025
• 主題: Engineering; Soundscape; Masking
• 在線閱讀: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/182899; https://www.proceedings.com/37265.html; https://www.researchgate.net/publication/319435309_Appropriate_levels_of_natural_sounds_to_enhance_soundscapes_in_urban_areas

This study aims to investigate optimal sound levels of natural sounds to mask noise sources and to increase overall preference of sound environment. Road traffic and construction noises were used as urban noises. Natural sounds including bird and stream sounds were selected as positive soundscape ma...