The soundscape is a cognitive construct, not an objective physical reality

Evidence

The soundscape term that appears in the literature in a inflationary way after the first use by Schafer (1977) is not an objectively existing reality but the result of cognitive processes, resulting in a culturally affected context connected to human perception (Genuit and Fiebig 2006). — Almo Farina, Soundscape Ecology, 1451

Categorization

• DEFINE: Pinpoints the definitional core of soundscape as perception-bound context, foundation term for the course.
• recurring: this claim recurs 2 times within its source
• XREF: connects to: Soundscape meaning operates at three semantic levels from sources to emergent descriptors — Almo Farina, Soundscape Ecology: Principles,…, 960; Soundscape quality depends on wanted-versus-unwanted context, not decibel level — Almo Farina, Soundscape Ecology: Principles,…, 1452; A soundscape is composed of audible events rather than visible objects — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 28 (+9 more)

Broader Connections

• Physical sound measurement cannot capture the subjective semantic meaning of a sonic environment #corroborates (0.90) — Almo Farina, Soundscape Ecology, 1159
• Noise is fundamentally subjective rather than an objective property of sound #corroborates (0.85) — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 614
• Sonic maps by measured sound pressure fail to capture what a soundscape actually is #corroborates (0.85) — Almo Farina, Soundscape Ecology, 2247
• Subjective perception of sound cannot be predicted simply from its acoustic components #corroborates (0.85) — David Howard, Jamie Angus, coustics and Psychoacoustics, 1609
• Objective sound amplitude measures do not describe perceived loudness. #corroborates (0.85) — David Howard, Jamie Angus, coustics and Psychoacoustics, 605
• Whether a sound counts as noise depends on subjective interpretation, not acoustics #corroborates (0.85) — Almo Farina, Soundscape Ecology, 1025
• What the ear perceives can diverge from sound’s physical components. #corroborates (0.85) — David M. Howard, Jamie Angus, Acoustics and Psychoacoustics, 1568
• Physical accuracy of a sound field does not predict perceived accuracy #corroborates (0.80) — Ville Pulkki, Matti Karjalainen, Communication Acoustics- An…, 1902
• Listening actively shapes the sound it perceives rather than merely registering it #corroborates (0.80) — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 346
• A soundscape is composed of audible events rather than visible objects #complicates (0.70) — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 28