Most park visitors regard natural quiet as essential to their well-being.
Evidence
Natural quiet does not mean simply silence: it may represent the sound of nature without human technical sounds. Natural quiet is becoming more and more important because the cacophony of the modern life is growing: 90 % of park visitors consider the natural quiet an important source of well-being. — Almo Farina, Soundscape Ecology, 2253
Categorization
- DEFINE: Draws the key definitional line between natural quiet and silence — useful backbone vocabulary for the soundscape framework.
- XREF: connects to: Urban parks act as ecological traps when noise outweighs perceived therapeutic benefit — Almo Farina, Soundscape Ecology: Principles,…, 2089; People need natural quiet to access the stillness within themselves; Natural quiet is a human necessity required to discover inner stillness — Gordon Hempton, John Grossmann, One Square Inch of Silence- One Man’s…, 1012 (+2 more)
Broader Connections
- Natural quiet is a human necessity required to discover inner stillness
#corroborates(0.92) — Gordon Hempton, John Grossmann, One Square Inch of Silence- One Man’s…, 1012 - People need natural quiet to access the stillness within themselves
#corroborates(0.90) - Natural silence is a positive presence felt in the body
#expands(0.85) — Gordon Hempton, John Grossmann, One Square Inch of Silence- One Man’s…, 26 - Readiness and quietness are prerequisites to hearing what the land teaches
#expands(0.80) — Robin Wall Kimmerer, Braiding Sweetgrass, 803