Let's Connect
Follow Us
Watch Us
(+385) 1 2380 262
journal.prometfpz.unizg.hr
Promet - Traffic&Transportation journal

Accelerating Discoveries in Traffic Science

Accelerating Discoveries in Traffic Science

Login Submit

PDF
PUBLISHED
26.10.2016
DOI
https://doi.org/10.7307/ptt.v28i5.2089
ISSUE
2016 (Vol 28), Issue 5
LICENSE
Copyright (c) 2024 Mia Suhanek, Ivan Đurek
Creative Commons 4.0 logo
This work is licensed under a
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-
NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Implementation of Bipolar Adjective Pairs in Analysis of Urban Acoustic Environments

Authors:

Mia Suhanek
University of Zagreb Faculty of EE and Computing Department of Electroacoustics Unska 3, 10000 Zagreb

Ivan Đurek
University of Zagreb Faculty of EE and Computing Department of Electroacoustics Unska 3, 10000 Zagreb

Keywords:acoustic environment, traffic, expressway, soundscape, psychoacoustic modelling, bipolar adjective pairs,

Abstract

Four different acoustic environments with different loudness levels and spectral distributions were recorded and reproduced to two groups of listeners - control group and experimental group. The questionnaire used in this research relies on the semantic differential method implemented by defining adjective pairs of opposite meaning where each pair describes a sound characteristic for a particular acoustic environment. In analyzing the results, psychological research methodology was used in order to determine statistically significant bipolar adjectives that can appropriately evaluate some given acoustic environment and thus serve as a starting point for a questionnaire and methodology standardization in soundscape research.

References

  1. Kang J. Urban Sound Environment. London and New York: Taylor & Francis; 2007.

    Schafer RM. The Soundscape: Our Sonic Environment and the Tuning of the World. Rochester, Vermont: Destiny Books; 1994.

    Schulte-Fortkamp B, Fiebig A. Soundscape Analysis in a Residential Area: An Evaluation of Noise and People’s Mind. Acta Acustica united with Acustica. 2006;92(6):875-880.

    Nilsson M. E, Berglund B. Soundscape Quality in Suburban Green Areas and City Parks. Acta Acustica united with Acustica. 2006; 92(6):903-911.

    Suhanek M. Evaluation of soundscapes regarding sudden and unexpected sound changes [in Croatian] [PhD thesis]. Zagreb: University of Zagreb; 2013.

    Berglund B, Nilsson ME. On a tool for measuring soundscape quality in urban residential areas. Acta Acustica united with Acustica. 2006;92(6):938-944.

    Guastavino C. The Ideal Urban Soundscape: Investigating the Sound Quality of French Cities. Acta Acustica united with Acustica. 2006;92(6):945-951.

    Schulte-Fortkamp B.

Show more
How to Cite
Suhanek, M. (et al.) 2016. Implementation of Bipolar Adjective Pairs in Analysis of Urban Acoustic Environments. Traffic&Transportation Journal. 28, 5 (Oct. 2016), 461-470. DOI: https://doi.org/10.7307/ptt.v28i5.2089.

SPECIAL ISSUE IS OUT

Innovation and New Technologies in Transport and Logistics

Guest Editor: Eleonora Papadimitriou, PhD

Editors: Marko Matulin, PhD, Dario Babić, PhD, Marko Ševrović, PhD

RECENT PAPERS

Browse through the selection of our recent research
Online Model Predictive Control for Energy-saving Train Operation in Passenger-Freight Mixed LinesUrban Microcirculation Traffic Network Planning Method Based on Fast Search Random Tree AlgorithmUnderstanding the Impact of Integration Strategy of Ride-Hailing Platforms on Traveller’s Choice BehaviourSimulating a Cyber-Attack on the Mass Thruster Controllers at Low-Speed Motion

Accelerating Discoveries in Traffic Science |
2024 © Promet - Traffic&Transportation journal