Public Perceptions of Anthropogenic and Natural Sounds Around Homes: Disparities in Soundscapes and Consequences for Sense of Place

Noise pollution is an environmental stressor negatively affecting humans and biodiversity. Though noise pollution is often measured and regulated according to loudness, in this study we assessed noise pollution based on human perceptions of soundscapes. We used the participatory science project Sound Around Town, to collect data reflecting personal interpretations of soundscapes. Participants logged the perceived loudness and pleasantness of sound sources during 10-minute listening sessions outdoors at their homes. The two datasets uploaded here were the data used for analysis for objective 1 and objective 2 of our study.

噪声污染是一类会对人类与生物多样性造成负面影响的环境应激源。尽管噪声污染的常规评估与管控多以响度为基准，但本研究转而基于人类对声景（soundscape）的感知来评价噪声污染。我们依托“Sound Around Town”（城镇之声）公众科学项目，收集反映公众对声景的个人解读的相关数据。参与者在家中户外开展10分钟的聆听时段，并在此过程中记录下其感知到的声源响度与愉悦感。本次上传的两份数据集，即为本研究中目标1与目标2分析环节所使用的原始数据。