Vida, J;
Almagro, JA;
García-Quesada, R;
Aletta, F;
Oberman, T;
Mitchell, A;
Kang, J;
(2021)
Urban soundscape assessment by visually impaired people: First methodological approach in Granada (Spain).
Sustainability
, 13
(24)
, Article 13867. 10.3390/su132413867.
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Abstract
Soundscape assessments by citizens are starting to emerge as a common practice, normally carried out in context by means of soundwalks along selected paths with volunteers. However, when such assessments are carried out, either in situ or in laboratory experiments, visually impaired citizens are not usually involved. To address this question, three soundwalks were carried out in 2020 in the city of Granada, in southern Spain, with the participation of visually impaired people. In this paper, we present the lessons learnt from this research with respect to the methodology issues that have to do with soundwalking and the surveying procedures when people with limited vison are participating, the assessment results, and a comparison with a soundscape evaluation carried out in 2019 without the collaboration of visually impaired people. The results of this preliminary campaign highlight that: (1) Adapting soundscape assessment protocols from standards for visually impaired people is a methodological challenge that requires research attention; (2) Some of the different patterns in the assessment of the soundscape pleasantness between visually impaired and nonvisually impaired participants emerged; (3) The perception of quietness may differ for visually impaired people when orientation and identification are factors that play a role in the acoustic environment evaluation.
Type: | Article |
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Title: | Urban soundscape assessment by visually impaired people: First methodological approach in Granada (Spain) |
Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
DOI: | 10.3390/su132413867 |
Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.3390/su132413867 |
Language: | English |
Additional information: | This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
Keywords: | environmental noise; soundscape; perception; visually impaired; urban design |
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/10140793 |
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