Urban soundscape quality reduces to four perceptual descriptors

Evidence

Four sound quality descriptors emerged: variety (38 %), tranquility (30 %), animation (20 %), and non-aggressiveness (12 %). Variety means the contribution of a great variety of sounds that can be located inside a well-structured environment. Tranquility does not mean the absence of sound but the absence of noise. Animation refers to the human activity in a lively city where people have different functions blended into a public space. Finally, non-aggressiveness means a sonic environment without social tension or individual anomalous behavior. — Almo Farina, Soundscape Ecology, 2095

Categorization

• recurring: this claim recurs 2 times within its source
• XREF: connects to: Decibel-based annoyance measurement fails to capture urban sonic quality — Almo Farina, Soundscape Ecology: Principles,…, 949