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.<br>

噪声污染是一类对人类与生物多样性均会造成负面影响的环境胁迫因子。尽管噪声污染通常依据响度进行监测与规制，但本研究基于人类对声景（soundscapes）的感知来评估噪声污染水平。我们依托参与式科学项目「城市周遭声响」（Sound Around Town）采集反映个体对声景主观解读的相关数据，参与者在自家户外开展的10分钟聆听时段内，记录下其感知到的声源响度与愉悦度。本次上传的两份数据集，即为本研究中用于目标1与目标2分析的实验数据。