Conveners
A18.00 Soundscape, Environmental Quality, Health and Well-being: S127
- Andrรฉ Fiebig (TU Berlin, Department of Engineering Acoustics)
- Arezoo Talebzadeh (Ghent University)
A18.00 Soundscape, Environmental Quality, Health and Well-being: S333
- Andrรฉ Fiebig (TU Berlin, Department of Engineering Acoustics)
- Arezoo Talebzadeh (Ghent University)
A18.00 Soundscape, Environmental Quality, Health and Well-being: S339
- Andrรฉ Fiebig (TU Berlin, Department of Engineering Acoustics)
- Arezoo Talebzadeh (Ghent University)
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Andrรฉ Fiebig (TU Berlin, Department of Engineering Acoustics)10/09/2026, 08:40A18 Soundscape, Environmental Quality, Health and Well-being
As part of the International Noise Awareness Day, in January 2026 the German Acoustical Society (DEGA) and the German Environment Agency (The UBA) organized an expert panel to discuss the use of artificial intelligence (AI) across various fields related to sound. The goal was to identify from different disciplinary angles both challenges and useful applications to deal with urban sound. With...
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Tianjing Feng (Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering)10/09/2026, 09:00A18 Soundscape, Environmental Quality, Health and Well-being
The rapid expansion of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in urban environments introduces a new and distinctive sound source that transforms our soundscapes. This paper explores the characteristics, propagation, and human impacts of UAV noise, and considers how urban planning and design can respond effectively. Compared with conventional urban sounds, UAV noise exhibits unique spectral and...
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Xuejun Hu (Harbin Institute of Technology)10/09/2026, 09:20A18 Soundscape, Environmental Quality, Health and Well-being
As traffic noise has become a major source of noise in urban public spaces, key traffic factors such as vehicle speed and honking patterns have been shown to have a significant impact on peopleโs perception of their environment; consequently, more refined measurement and research methods are required to support relevant traffic management. This paper proposes a method for measuring the...
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Yuqi Liang (UCL Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering)10/09/2026, 09:40A18 Soundscape, Environmental Quality, Health and Well-being
Soundscape research has received growing attention in recent years, particularly in relation to machine learning-based prediction and multimodal applications. Recent multimodal audio generation models have shown promising performance on general audiovisual content, but their applicability to urban soundscape generation has received limited attention. This paper presents a pilot study on...
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Nils Meyer-Kahlen (Aalto University)10/09/2026, 10:00A18 Soundscape, Environmental Quality, Health and Well-being
Humans appear to possess internal expectations of reproduced sound pressure levels of auditory scenes, but they might not be very accurate. Previous studies have shown a systematic underestimation of reproduction levels for speech and traffic soundscapes. This study investigates the factors underlying such underestimation by examining level expectations across six real-world soundscapes...
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Veerapong Eawpanich (UCL Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering)10/09/2026, 10:40A18 Soundscape, Environmental Quality, Health and Well-being
As a quintessential urban element, courtyards foster restorative spaces within dense cities. However, their soundscapes remain underexplored compared with open urban spaces and indoor environments. Utilising the soundscape description system, this scoping review synthesised empirical evidence from 90 studies on the acoustic environments of urban courtyards. First, regarding sound...
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Qianxi Jiang (City University of Hong Kong)10/09/2026, 11:00A18 Soundscape, Environmental Quality, Health and Well-being
Wet markets are integral components of everyday life and culture in Hong Kong. Documenting and understanding the sensory environment of wet markets can better support their protection and management as intangible cultural heritage. Using a soundwalk method, this study provides a baseline assessment of the soundscape of Shek Kip Mei Market in Hong Kong, examining and comparing its environmental...
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Kening Guo (Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering)10/09/2026, 11:20A18 Soundscape, Environmental Quality, Health and Well-being
Urban streets are shaped not only by their physical form but also by their sensory environment, particularly sound. While previous research has focused on perceptual responses such as annoyance, less is known about how acoustic conditions relate to actual pedestrian behaviour in real-world settings. This study examines the relationship between traffic noise and walking behaviour using a...
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Elif รzcan (Erasmus MC / TU Delft)10/09/2026, 11:40A18 Soundscape, Environmental Quality, Health and Well-being
Auditory development is a lifelong process, beginning with prenatal exposure to acoustic cues and maturing through late adolescence as a complex intersection of biological, cognitive, and social factors. While biological maturation provides the hardware for hearing, the reflective, active engagement with oneโs acoustic environment requires an intentional pedagogical framework. We argue for a...
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Tianjing Feng (Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering)10/09/2026, 14:20A18 Soundscape, Environmental Quality, Health and Well-being
As multirotor UAVs become increasingly used in urban logistics, emergency response, and future low-altitude transport, noise remains a major obstacle to public acceptance. While existing UAV-noise reviews have focused on propagation, source characteristics, psychoacoustic interpretation, and regulatory assessment, less attention has been paid to the methodological design and documentation of...
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Xuejun Hu (Harbin Institute of Technology)10/09/2026, 14:40A18 Soundscape, Environmental Quality, Health and Well-being
Authenticity serves as a core criterion for evaluating cultural heritage, reflecting the capacity of historic districts to convey tangible and intangible narratives accurately. However, research on authenticity has predominantly focused on visual morphology, leaving the quantitative impact of acoustic characteristics relatively underdeveloped. This study employs audio-visual simulations and...
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Siebein Keely (Siebein Acoustic)10/09/2026, 15:00A18 Soundscape, Environmental Quality, Health and Well-being
Animal Shelters are unique facility types with a range of human and animal user groups. These facilities temporarily house animals until they are typically returned to their owners or adopted. One of the most common species in an animal shelter is the domestic dog, whose bark can be loud and dominates the soundscape. The animal shelter building form, particularly the dog housing configuration,...
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Jochen Steffens (Hochschule Dรผsseldorf)10/09/2026, 15:20A18 Soundscape, Environmental Quality, Health and Well-being
Traditional indoor soundscape research often seeks a universal optimal level of acoustic activity, balancing positive high-energy attributes (vibrancy) with negative ones (chaos). However, this approach assumes a homogenous population. This study presents a secondary analysis of two field datasets (N=806 patrons in 36 restaurants) to investigate how individual noise sensitivity moderates the...
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