Forum Acusticum 2026

Session

A18.01 Restorative soundscapes in cities

A18.01

10 Sept 2026, 16:40

Conveners

A18.01 Restorative soundscapes in cities: S128

• Margret Sibylle Engel (Dresden University of Technology)
• André Fiebig (TU Berlin, Department of Engineering Acoustics)

4491. Field and laboratory soundscape assessments of contrasting urban sites: a case study in turin (FA2026/238)

Lorenzo Dell'Anna (Politecnico di Torino)

10/09/2026, 16:40

A18 Soundscape, Environmental Quality, Health and Well-being

Soundscape studies allowed a broader understanding of how sound contributes positively to urban quality of life. Investigating soundscape effects in-situ entails logistical challenges that can be simplified by conducting laboratory-based assessments, which emerged as a viable alternative with sufficient ecological validity. This study aims to further investigate said validity by analyzing the...

4492. Learning from the Application of Criteria for Recognising Potential Health Restoration Soundscapes (HeReS) in Urban Parks: Towards Soundscape-Informed Design (FA2026/952)

Pablo Kogan (ChucaoLab, Dept. of Sound, Faculty of Arts, University of Chile)

10/09/2026, 17:00

A18 Soundscape, Environmental Quality, Health and Well-being

Urban green spaces are increasingly recognised for their potential contribution to psychological restoration and public health. However, conditions for potential Health Restoration Soundscapes (HeReS) are not uniformly distributed within urban parks and may vary across different areas and use conditions. Understanding this variability is essential for supporting soundscape-informed urban...

4493. Memory retrieval in urban and indoor soundscapes: Affective and comfort associations from soundwalks in Brazil and Germany (FA2026/907)

Marcos Holtz (University of São Paulo (USP))

10/09/2026, 17:20

A18 Soundscape, Environmental Quality, Health and Well-being

Memory retrieval is closely tied to emotional and affective content. Prior research has shown that emotionally charged stimuli enhances recall and shape the subjective quality of remembered experiences. In the context of soundscapes, everyday acoustic environments can act as powerful cues for evoking autobiographical memories that are often intertwined with perceptions of comfort and affective...

4494. Multisensory perceptions of tranquillity: Asymmetries in a representative spatial dataset (FA2026/573)

Ina Hildeman (Copenhagen University)

10/09/2026, 17:40

A18 Soundscape, Environmental Quality, Health and Well-being

Tranquillity is recognised as a key component of restorative environments. However, it remains insufficiently conceptualised as a fundamentally multisensory experience and one that spans from the ideal to the pragmatic. This study examines how tranquillity is constituted through interactions between sensory modalities and differs between an attributed ideal landscape and as experienced in the...