Natural sounds raise crowding tolerance while technological sounds lower it

Evidence

Natural sounds such as water and birds decrease PC and increase the tolerance to seeing other park visitors. An increase of PC and intolerance is produced by technological sounds (airplanes, trucks). … The sound of children playing had ambiguous behavior: at low density of encounters this parameter was considered negative, but in high-density conditions it was considered positive. — Almo Farina, Soundscape Ecology, 2305

Categorization

• XREF: Directly extends the earlier finding that natural sounds relax humans more than human sounds do, and that seeing a noise source raises annoyance. — connects to: Urban parks act as ecological traps when noise outweighs perceived therapeutic benefit — Almo Farina, Soundscape Ecology: Principles,…, 2089; Added human and mechanical sounds worsen park beauty ratings most on beautiful scenes — Almo Farina, Soundscape Ecology: Principles,…, 2310; Reducing physical noise does not automatically improve perceived urban comfort — Almo Farina, Soundscape Ecology: Principles,…, 1047 (+2 more)
• recurring: this claim recurs 2 times within its source

Broader Connections

• Reducing physical noise does not automatically improve perceived urban comfort #corroborates (0.78) — Almo Farina, Soundscape Ecology, 1047
• Landscape appreciation modulates how much noise annoys listeners #expands (0.75) — Almo Farina, Soundscape Ecology, 957