Meng, Q;
Sun, Y;
Kang, J;
(2017)
Effect of temporary open-air markets on the sound environment and acoustic perception based on the crowd density characteristics.
Science of The Total Environment
, 601
pp. 1488-1495.
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.06.017.
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Abstract
The sound environment and acoustic perception of open-air markets, which are very common in high-density urban open spaces, play important roles in terms of the urban soundscape. Based on objective and subjective measurements of a typical temporary open-air market in Harbin city, China, the effects of the temporary open-air market on the sound environment and acoustic perception were studied, considering different crowd densities. It was observed that a temporary open-air market without zoning increases the sound pressure level and subjective loudness by 2.4 dBA and 0.21 dBA, respectively, compared to the absence of a temporary market. Different from the sound pressure level and subjective loudness, the relationship between crowd density and the perceived acoustic comfort is parabolic. Regarding the effect of a temporary open-air market with different zones on the sound environment and acoustic perception, when the crowd densities were the same, subjective loudness in the fruit and vegetable sales area was always higher than in the food sales area and the clothing sales area. In terms of acoustic comfort, with an increase in crowd density, acoustic comfort in the fruit and vegetable sales area decreased, and acoustic comfort in the food sales area and the clothing sales area exhibited a parabolic change trend of increase followed by decrease. Overall, acoustic comfort can be effectively improved by better planning temporary open-air markets in high-density urban open spaces.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Effect of temporary open-air markets on the sound environment and acoustic perception based on the crowd density characteristics |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.06.017 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.06.017 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Science & Technology, Life Sciences & Biomedicine, Environmental Sciences, Environmental Sciences & Ecology, Temporary open-air market, Crowd density, Acoustic perception, Sound pressure level, Acoustic comfort, URBAN OPEN SPACES, TRAFFIC NOISE, SOUNDSCAPES, COMFORT, SETTINGS, LOUDNESS, BEHAVIOR, STREETS, AREAS, MODEL |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment > Bartlett School Env, Energy and Resources |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10054789 |
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