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Activity as a Mediator Between Users and Their Auditory Environment in an Urban Pocket Park: A Case Study of Parc du Portugal (Montreal, Canada)

Activity as a Mediator Between Users and Their Auditory Environment in an Urban Pocket Park: A Case Study of Parc du Portugal (Montreal, Canada)

Edda Bild, Daniel Steele, Karin Pfeffer, Luca Bertolini, Catherine Guastavino
Copyright: © 2018 |Pages: 26
ISBN13: 9781522536376|ISBN10: 152253637X|EISBN13: 9781522536383
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-3637-6.ch005
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Bild, Edda, et al. "Activity as a Mediator Between Users and Their Auditory Environment in an Urban Pocket Park: A Case Study of Parc du Portugal (Montreal, Canada)." Handbook of Research on Perception-Driven Approaches to Urban Assessment and Design, edited by Francesco Aletta and Jieling Xiao, IGI Global, 2018, pp. 100-125. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-3637-6.ch005

APA

Bild, E., Steele, D., Pfeffer, K., Bertolini, L., & Guastavino, C. (2018). Activity as a Mediator Between Users and Their Auditory Environment in an Urban Pocket Park: A Case Study of Parc du Portugal (Montreal, Canada). In F. Aletta & J. Xiao (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Perception-Driven Approaches to Urban Assessment and Design (pp. 100-125). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-3637-6.ch005

Chicago

Bild, Edda, et al. "Activity as a Mediator Between Users and Their Auditory Environment in an Urban Pocket Park: A Case Study of Parc du Portugal (Montreal, Canada)." In Handbook of Research on Perception-Driven Approaches to Urban Assessment and Design, edited by Francesco Aletta and Jieling Xiao, 100-125. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2018. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-3637-6.ch005

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Abstract

Sound is receiving increasing attention in urban planning and design due to its effects on human health and quality of life. Soundscape researchers have sought ecologically valid measures to describe and explain the complex relationship between people and their auditory environments, largely employing laboratory studies and neglecting the active role of activity. This chapter proposes a situated cognition approach to study the relationship between context, use of space, and the ways in which users describe and evaluate sounds and their auditory environments in an urban pocket park. It draws on empirical data gathered in Parc du Portugal in Montreal, Canada using a mixed-methods research design that integrates ethnographic observations, on-site questionnaires, and behavioral mapping using a geo-spatial app to offer a situated understanding of the human auditory experience in its full complexity, with an emphasis on the mediating role of activity on the user-auditory environment relationship.

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