Landscape appreciation modulates how much noise annoys listeners

Evidence

The effect of annoyance is only in part caused by noise exposure, but other factors such as landscape appreciation may play an important role, as already described. A positive evaluation of the landscape can improve or can reduce the effects of annoyance. Three components are important in soundscape evaluations: the context, the focus of attention, and personal knowledge/experience; this means that both the environscape and psychscape are important. Finally, annoyance is reduced or is perceived as more important according to the level of appreciation of the surroundings. — Almo Farina, Soundscape Ecology, 957

Categorization

• XREF: Ties the soundscape framework directly to the polyad’s landscape/appreciation thread and to ch3’s background-noise framing. — connects to: Visual urbanization context changes how natural but not anthropogenic sounds are judged. — Almo Farina, Soundscape Ecology: Principles,…, 1124; Having access to a quiet site reduces noise annoyance without lowering physical sound. — Almo Farina, Soundscape Ecology: Principles,…, 1133; Seeing a noise source raises the annoyance it causes. — Almo Farina, Soundscape Ecology: Principles,…, 1426 (+7 more)

Broader Connections

• Sharpness, roughness, and narrowband temporal components increase noise annoyance #expands (0.85) — Ville Pulkki, Matti Karjalainen, Communication Acoustics- An…, 2491
• Visitor sensitivity to aircraft noise varies enormously with visit context and expectations #exemplifies (0.80) — Almo Farina, Soundscape Ecology, 2329