Soundscape effects on visiting experience in city park: A case study in Fuzhou,China |
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| Institution: | 1. School of Architecture, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, China;2. College of Arts College of Landscape Architecture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China;1. School of Architecture, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom;2. Department of Acoustics, SINTEF, Trondheim, Norway;3. School of Environment, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia;4. Acoustics Research Group, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium;5. Department of Engineering Acoustics, Technische Universität, Berlin, Germany;6. Division of Social Medicine, Medizinische Universität, Innsbruck, Austria;7. Centre for Sustainability, Environment and Health, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, The Netherlands;8. HEAD Acoustics GmbH, Herzogenrath, Germany;9. Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal;10. Department of Architecture and Industrial Design, Second University of Naples, Aversa, Italy;11. Noise Abatement Society, Brighton & Hove, United Kingdom;1. Information Technology and Communication Research Center (CITIC-UGR), Applied Physics Department, Faculty of Sciences, University of Granada, Spain;2. ISVR, University of Southampton, Highfield Campus, SO17 1BJ Southampton, UK;1. School of Architecture, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China;2. Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering, University College London, UK |
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| Abstract: | The main objective of this study was to reveal the relationships between sound/soundscape perception and public visiting experience in city parks, based on a questionnaire survey of 146 park users in West Lake park in Fuzhou, China. The results indicated that, the three visiting experience indicators, i.e., soundscape tranquil degree (STD), landscape aesthetic degree (LAD) and visiting satisfaction degree (VSD) were positively related with each other, and LAD (correlation coefficients = 0.728, p < 0.01) was more associated with VSD than STD (correlation coefficients = 0.565, p < 0.01). Perception of certain individual sounds was found in close relationships with the three indicators. Specifically, STD showed the most significant relationships with harmonious degree of individual sounds, where perception of traffic sounds showed the most negative effects, while perception of music related sounds and water sound showed positive effects. LAD was more associated with perceived occurrences of individual sounds, where traffic sounds and music related sounds showed the most significant effects again. Both perceived occurrences and dominant degree of individual sounds showed the most and equal relationships with VSD. Specifically, mechanical sounds showed the most negative effects, and dog barking showed significant negative effects too, while music related sounds could be the only kind of sound positively contributed to VSD. Social/demographical/behavioral factors and visit motivations all showed significant relationships with individual sound perception and visiting experience. Considering the effects of all associated factors, key factors were detected for each of the visiting experience indicators. All the three visiting experience indicators showed negative relationships with certain traffic sounds, while tree rustling sound was the only sound showing positive relationship with STD. Age was the most important social/demographical/behavioral factor showing positive relationships with LAD and VSD. The research results provided theoretical references for management and design of soundscapes to contribute to more satisfied experiences in city parks. |
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| Keywords: | Soundscape indicator Soundscape tranquil degree Landscape aesthetic degree Visiting satisfaction degree Visit motivation City park |
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