Soundscape Indices

Project Information

SSID

Grant agreement ID: 740696

DOI

10.3030/740696

Project closed

EC signature date 30 August 2017

Start date 1 March 2018

End date 28 February 2025

Funded under

• EXCELLENT SCIENCE - European Research Council (ERC)

Total cost

€ 2 492 201,00

EU contribution

€ 2 492 201,00

Coordinated by

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON
United Kingdom

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Publications

Peer reviewed articles (40)

Characteristics of noise complaints and the associations with urban morphology: A comparison across densities

Author(s): Huan Tong; Jian Kang
Published in: Environmental Research, 2021, ISSN 0013-9351
Publisher: Academic Press
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.111045

Relationship between contextual perceptions and soundscape evaluations based on the structural equation modelling approach

Author(s): Wei Zhao; Jian Kang; Hongpeng Xu; Yifei Zhang
Published in: Sustainable Cities and Society, 2021, ISSN 2210-6707
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.scs.2021.103192

Soundscape evaluation: Binaural or monaural?

Author(s): Chunyang Xu, Jian Kang
Published in: The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, Issue 145/5, 2019, Page(s) 3208-3217, ISSN 0001-4966
Publisher: Acoustical Society of America
DOI: 10.1121/1.5102164

On the relationship between land use and sound sources in the urban environment

Author(s): Efstathios Margaritis, Jian Kang, Francesco Aletta, Östen Axelsson
Published in: Journal of Urban Design, Issue 25/5, 2020, Page(s) 629-645, ISSN 1357-4809
Publisher: Carfax Publishing Ltd.
DOI: 10.1080/13574809.2020.1730691

Building performance evaluation: Balancing energy and indoor environmental quality in a UK school building

Author(s): Nishesh Jain, Esfand Burman, Craig Robertson, Samuel Stamp, Clive Shrubsole, Francesco Aletta, Edward Barrett, Tin Oberman, Jian Kang, Peter Raynham, D Mumovic, Mike Davies
Published in: Building Services Engineering Research and Technology, Issue 41/3, 2020, Page(s) 343-360, ISSN 0143-6244
Publisher: SAGE Publications
DOI: 10.1177/0143624419897397

Physiological and psychological influence of multi-media in urban business districts

Author(s): Keming Ye, Hanbin Luo, Hua Zhong, Jian Kang
Published in: Sustainable Cities and Society, 2022, ISSN 2210-6707
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.scs.2021.103546

How to analyse and represent quantitative soundscape data

Author(s): Andrew Mitchell; Francesco Aletta; Jian Kang
Published in: JASA Express Letters, 2022, ISSN 2691-1191
Publisher: Acoustical Society of America
DOI: 10.1121/10.0009794

Psychological well-being and demographic factors can mediate soundscape pleasantness and eventfulness: A large sample study

Author(s): Mercede Erfanian, Andrew Mitchell, Francesco Aletta, Jian Kang
Published in: Journal of Environmental Psychology, 2021, ISSN 0272-4944
Publisher: Academic Press
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2021.101660

Positive health-related effects of perceiving urban soundscapes: a systematic review

Author(s): Francesco Aletta, Tin Oberman, Jian Kang
Published in: The Lancet, Issue 392, 2018, Page(s) S3, ISSN 0140-6736
Publisher: The Lancet Publishing Group
DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(18)32044-0

Acoustic Design Criteria in Naturally Ventilated Residential Buildings: New Research Perspectives by Applying the Indoor Soundscape Approach

Author(s): Simone Torresin, Rossano Albatici, Francesco Aletta, Francesco Babich, Tin Oberman, Jian Kang
Published in: Applied Sciences, Issue 9/24, 2019, Page(s) 5401, ISSN 2076-3417
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/app9245401

Indoor soundscapes at home during the COVID-19 lockdown in London – Part I: Associations between the perception of the acoustic environment, occupantś activity and well-being

Author(s): Simone Torresin; Rossano Albatici; Francesco Aletta; Francesco Babich; Tin Oberman; Agnieszka Elzbieta Stawinoga; Jian Kang
Published in: Applied Acoustics, 2021, ISSN 0003-682X
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.apacoust.2021.108305

Effect of a fragrant tree on the perception of traffic noise

Author(s): Meihui Ba, Jian Kang
Published in: Building and Environment, Issue 156, 2019, Page(s) 147-155, ISSN 0360-1323
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2019.04.022

The Impact and Outreach of Soundscape Research

Author(s): Jian Kang, Francesco Aletta
Published in: Environments, Issue 5/5, 2018, Page(s) 58, ISSN 2076-3298
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/environments5050058

Sound Environments in Large Public Buildings for Crowd Transit: A Systematic Review

Author(s): Tingting Yang; Francesco Aletta; Jian Kang
Published in: Applied Sciences, 2021, ISSN 2076-3417
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/app11093728

Effect of environmental contexts pertaining to different sound sources on the mood states

Author(s): Boyan Zhang; Jian Kang
Published in: Building and Environment, 2022, ISSN 0360-1323
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2021.108456

Exploring the compatibility of “Method A” and “Method B” data collection protocols reported in the ISO/TS 12913-2:2018 for urban soundscape via a soundwalk

Author(s): Francesco Aletta, Claudia Guattari, Luca Evangelisti, Francesco Asdrubali, Tin Oberman, Jian Kang
Published in: Applied Acoustics, Issue 155, 2019, Page(s) 190-203, ISSN 0003-682X
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.apacoust.2019.05.024

Sound attenuation and reverberation in sequential spaces: An experimental study

Author(s): Tingting Yang, Jian Kang
Published in: Applied Acoustics, 2021, ISSN 0003-682X
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.apacoust.2021.108248

The “sound of silence” in Granada during the COVID-19 lockdown

Author(s): Jerónimo Vida Manzano, José Antonio Almagro Pastor, Rafael García Quesada, Francesco Aletta, Tin Oberman, Andrew Mitchell, Jian Kang
Published in: Noise Mapping, 2021, ISSN 2084-879X
Publisher: De Gruyter
DOI: 10.1515/noise-2021-0002

Assessing the changing urban sound environment during the COVID-19 lockdown period using short-term acoustic measurements

Author(s): Francesco Aletta, Tin Oberman, Andrew Mitchell, Huan Tong, Jian Kang
Published in: Noise Mapping, Issue 7/1, 2020, Page(s) 123-134, ISSN 2084-879X
Publisher: De Gruyter
DOI: 10.1515/noise-2020-0011

Urban Soundscape Assessment by Visually Impaired People: First Methodological Approach in Granada (Spain)

Author(s): Jose Antonio Almagro; Andrew Mitchell; Jian Kang; Tin Oberman; Rafael García Quesada; Francesco Aletta; Jerónimo Vida Manzano
Published in: Sustainability; Volume 13; Issue 24; Pages: 13867, 2021, ISSN 2071-1050
Publisher: MDPI Open Access Publishing
DOI: 10.3390/su132413867

Indoor soundscapes at home during the COVID-19 lockdown in London – Part II: A structural equation model for comfort, content, and well-being

Author(s): Simone Torresin; Rossano Albatici; Francesco Aletta; Francesco Babich; Tin Oberman; Agnieszka Elzbieta Stawinoga; Jian Kang
Published in: Applied Acoustics, 2022, ISSN 0003-682X
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.apacoust.2021.108379

A systematic review of prediction models for the experience of urban soundscapes

Author(s): Matteo Lionello, Francesco Aletta, Jian Kang
Published in: Applied Acoustics, Issue 170, 2020, Page(s) 107479, ISSN 0003-682X
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.apacoust.2020.107479

Towards an Urban Vibrancy Model: A Soundscape Approach

Author(s): Francesco Aletta, Jian Kang
Published in: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Issue 15/8, 2018, Page(s) 1712, ISSN 1660-4601
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph15081712

Relationships between landscape characteristics and the restorative quality of soundscapes in urban blue spaces

Author(s): Fangfang Liu, Peiye Liu, Jian Kang, Qi Meng, Yue Wu, Da Yang
Published in: Applied Acoustics, 2022, ISSN 0003-682X
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.apacoust.2021.108600

A model for implementing soundscape maps in smart cities

Author(s): Jian Kang, Francesco Aletta, Efstathios Margaritis, Ming Yang
Published in: Noise Mapping, Issue 5/1, 2018, Page(s) 46-59, ISSN 2084-879X
Publisher: De Gruyter
DOI: 10.1515/noise-2018-0004

Indoor soundscape assessment: A principal components model of acoustic perception in residential buildings

Author(s): Simone Torresin, Rossano Albatici, Francesco Aletta, Francesco Babich, Tin Oberman, Stefano Siboni, Jian Kang
Published in: Building and Environment, Issue 182, 2020, Page(s) 107152, ISSN 0360-1323
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2020.107152

Associations between Positive Health-Related Effects and Soundscapes Perceptual Constructs: A Systematic Review

Author(s): Francesco Aletta, Tin Oberman, Jian Kang
Published in: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Issue 15/11, 2018, Page(s) 2392, ISSN 1660-4601
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph15112392

The Soundscape Indices (SSID) Protocol: A Method for Urban Soundscape Surveys—Questionnaires with Acoustical and Contextual Information

Author(s): Andrew Mitchell, Tin Oberman, Francesco Aletta, Mercede Erfanian, Magdalena Kachlicka, Matteo Lionello, Jian Kang
Published in: Applied Sciences, Issue 10/7, 2020, Page(s) 2397, ISSN 2076-3417
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/app10072397

The future of urban sound environments: Impacting mobility trends and insights for noise assessment and mitigation

Author(s): A. Can, A. L'Hostis, P. Aumond, D. Botteldooren, M.C. Coelho, C. Guarnaccia, J. Kang
Published in: Applied Acoustics, Issue 170, 2020, Page(s) 107518, ISSN 0003-682X
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.apacoust.2020.107518

Associations between soundscape experience and self-reported wellbeing in open public urban spaces: a field study

Author(s): Francesco Aletta, Tin Oberman, Andrew Mitchell, Mercede Erfanian, Matteo Lionello, Magdalena Kachlicka, Jian Kang
Published in: The Lancet, Issue 394, 2019, Page(s) S17, ISSN 0140-6736
Publisher: The Lancet Publishing Group
DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(19)32814-4

The influence of companion factors on soundscape evaluations in urban public spaces

Author(s): Jingwen Cao; Jian Kang
Published in: Sustainable Cities and Society, 2021, ISSN 2210-6707
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.scs.2021.102860

Ecological Validity of Immersive Virtual Reality (IVR) Techniques for the Perception of Urban Sound Environments

Author(s): Chunyang Xu; Tin Oberman; Francesco Aletta; Huan Tong; Jian Kang
Published in: Acoustics, 2020, ISSN 2624-599X
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/acoustics3010003

Influence of distance from traffic sounds on physiological indicators and subjective evaluation

Author(s): Zhongzhe Li, Jian Kang, Meihui Ba
Published in: Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, Issue 87, 2020, Page(s) 102538, ISSN 1361-9209
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.trd.2020.102538

Relationships between noise complaints and socio-economic factors in England

Author(s): Huan Tong; Jian Kang
Published in: Sustainable Cities and Society, 2021, ISSN 2210-6707
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.scs.2020.102573

The Psychophysiological Implications of Soundscape: A Systematic Review of Empirical Literature and a Research Agenda

Author(s): Mercede Erfanian, Andrew J. Mitchell, Jian Kang, Francesco Aletta
Published in: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Issue 16/19, 2019, Page(s) 3533, ISSN 1660-4601
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph16193533

Assessment Methods and Factors Determining Positive Indoor Soundscapes in Residential Buildings: A Systematic Review

Author(s): Torresin, Albatici, Aletta, Babich, Kang
Published in: Sustainability, Issue 11/19, 2019, Page(s) 5290, ISSN 2071-1050
Publisher: MDPI Open Access Publishing
DOI: 10.3390/su11195290

The influence of vegetation and surrounding traffic noise parameters on the sound environment of urban parks

Author(s): Efstathios Margaritis, Jian Kang, Karlo Filipan, Dick Botteldooren
Published in: Applied Geography, Issue 94, 2018, Page(s) 199-212, ISSN 0143-6228
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2018.02.017

Increases in noise complaints during the COVID-19 lockdown in Spring 2020: A case study in Greater London, UK

Author(s): Huan Tong, Francesco Aletta, Andrew Mitchell, Tin Oberman, Jian Kang
Published in: Science of The Total Environment, 2021, ISSN 0048-9697
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.147213

Investigating urban soundscapes of the COVID-19 lockdown: A predictive soundscape modeling approacha)

Author(s): Andrew Mitchell; Tin Oberman; Francesco Aletta; Magdalena Kachlicka; Matteo Lionello; Mercede Erfanian; Jian Kang
Published in: The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 2021, ISSN 0001-4966
Publisher: Acoustical Society of America
DOI: 10.1121/10.0008928

Acoustics for Supportive and Healthy Buildings: Emerging Themes on Indoor Soundscape Research

Author(s): Simone Torresin, Francesco Aletta, Francesco Babich, Ethan Bourdeau, Jack Harvie-Clark, Jian Kang, Lisa Lavia, Antonella Radicchi, Rossano Albatici
Published in: Sustainability, Issue 12/15, 2020, Page(s) 6054, ISSN 2071-1050
Publisher: MDPI Open Access Publishing
DOI: 10.3390/su12156054

Conference proceedings (8)

Correlations between sound level and loudness, intimacy, reverberation, clarity, spaciousness in sequential spaces

Author(s): Tingting Yang, Jian Kang
Published in: Proceedings of the 23rd International Congress on Acoustics, 2019
Publisher: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Akustik
DOI: 10.18154/rwth-conv-239088

Exploring associations between soundscape assessment, perceived safety and well-being: a pilot field study in Granary Square, London

Author(s): Francesco Aletta, Luca Molinero, Arianna Astolfi, Sonja Di Blasio, Louena Shtrepi, Tin Oberman, Jian Kang
Published in: Proceedings of the 23rd International Congress on Acoustics, 2019
Publisher: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Akustik
DOI: 10.18154/rwth-conv-238876

Making cities smarter with new soundscape indices

Author(s): Andrew Mitchell, Francesco Aletta, Tin Oberman, Mercede Erfanian, Magdalena Kachlicka, Matteo Lionello, Jian Kang
Published in: The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, Issue 146/4, 2019, Page(s) 2873-2873, ISSN 0001-4966
Publisher: Acoustical Society of America
DOI: 10.1121/1.5136970

On the Dimension and Scaling Analysis of Soundscape Assessment Tools: a case study about the “Method A” of ISO/TS 12913-2:2018

Author(s): Matteo Lionello, Francesco Aletta, Jian Kang
Published in: Proceedings of the 23rd International Congress on Acoustics, 2019
Publisher: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Akustik
DOI: 10.18154/rwth-conv-239311

The spectral structure of acoustic time series can predict the perceptual assessment of urban soundscapes

Author(s): Andrew Mitchell, Jian Kang
Published in: The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, Issue 146/4, 2019, Page(s) 2795-2795, ISSN 0001-4966
Publisher: Acoustical Society of America
DOI: 10.1121/1.5136681

Towards soundscape indices

Author(s): Jian Kang, Francesco Aletta, Tin Oberman, Mercede Erfanian, Magdalena Kachlicka, Matteo Lionello, Andrew Mitchell
Published in: Proceedings of the 23rd International Congress on Acoustics, 2019
Publisher: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Akustik
DOI: 10.18154/rwth-conv-239249

Simplification of Reflection Orders in Virtual Soundscapes through a Subjective Evaluation

Author(s): Chunyang Xu, Jian Kang
Published in: Proceedings of the 23rd International Congress on Acoustics, 2019
Publisher: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Akustik
DOI: 10.18154/rwth-conv-238990

Towards a Soundscape Surround Index

Author(s): Tin Oberman, Kristian Jambrošic, Francesco Aletta, Jian Kang
Published in: Proceedings of the 23rd International Congress on Acoustics, 2019
Publisher: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Akustik
DOI: 10.18154/rwth-conv-239279

Non-peer reviewed articles (2)

Promoting Healthy and Supportive Acoustic Environments: Going beyond the Quietness

Author(s): Francesco Aletta, Jian Kang
Published in: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Issue 16/24, 2019, Page(s) 4988, ISSN 1660-4601
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph16244988

Historical Acoustics: Relationships between People and Sound over Time

Author(s): Francesco Aletta, Jian Kang
Published in: Acoustics, Issue 2/1, 2020, Page(s) 128-130, ISSN 2624-599X
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/acoustics2010009