Compensation/variation
Strategic use of contrasting soundscapes can be employed as a way to enhance their respective differences as qualities, such as making a tranquil area seem relatively quiet in relation to a busy street.
Read moreStrategic use of contrasting soundscapes can be employed as a way to enhance their respective differences as qualities, such as making a tranquil area seem relatively quiet in relation to a busy street.
Read moreTo embrace wanted sounds is to identify qualities that already exist in the soundscape so that they can be used as a prerequisite to locate new functions.
Read moreThis involves strategic localisation of sensitive functions in positions sheltered from noise.
Read moreTo embrace unwanted sounds is to acknowledge (existing) noise as an urban quality that may be suitable for certain functions, like markets.
Read moreThis concerns the role vegetation can play in some contexts to reduce noise
Read moreHigh noise screens are approximately 1.8 m and above. These screens should be located as close to the source (or listener) as possible for optimal effect.
Read moreA low noise screen compensates for its lower height (up to around 1 m) by increased proximity to the noise it is screening.
Read moreStrategically located buildings can be used as less obvious, yet effective, noise screens, also in combination with conventional screens.
Read moreThe shaping of the landscape topography can be used to form hills, berms or strategically shielded valleys.
Read moreThe reduction of source activity constitutes a broad number of measures that are aimed to influence the way an activity is carried out, so that noise is reduced.
Read moreAbolition or complete transformation of functions that produce unwanted sounds, like the transformation of a car road to a walking path, can be considered.
Read moreEveryday maintenance of outdoor space can have negative influences on the soundscape, particularly through use of machines with combustion engines.
Read moreThe absorbing qualities of certain materials can be used to reduce the impact from the sound, particularly in conjunction with unwanted source activities like roads.
Read moreThe term auditory masking implies that a sound (masker sound) influences the perception of another sound (target sound), so that the focus shifts from the target to the masker sound.
Read moreThe general idea with visual masking is to hide the visibility of an unwanted sound source, and thus shift the focus away from the noise and reduce the negative impact.
Read moreWater is a classical component in landscape design that can be used for multi-sensory effects.
Read moreThe sound of vegetation is often associated with leaves that rustle in the wind.
Read moreWalking constitutes an interaction with the landscape that can be enhanced through sonic feedback.
Read moreSpeakers are increasingly being used for various purposes in urban situations.
Read moreSound sculptures are installations that include sound as an important and obvious part of an embellishment.
Read moreThrough consideration of biotopes, you can affect the attraction on birds and other animals that contribute to sonic experiences.
Read moreAreas intended for specific human activities, like cafés or playgrounds, generate a certain kind of soundscape.
Read moreThe acoustic qualities of materials and spaces can be used to enhance wanted sounds through resonance and/or reflections.
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