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The aim is to understand how different sounds affect people's emotions and perceptions in a university setting.

February 22, 2026PLoS ONEOpen Access

Walk and listen: A multidimensional study on the soundscape of a University District

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IGIlaria GrecchiUniversity of Milano-Bicocca GGGiorgia GuagliumiUniversity of Milano-Bicocca OAOscar Luigi AzzimontiUniversity of Milano-Bicocca

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This multidimensional study compares sound perceptions in a university district, suggesting a link between emotional responses and sound characteristics.

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The aim is to understand how different sounds affect people's emotions and perceptions in a university setting.
Conducted five soundwalks in the Milano-Bicocca university district
Gathered subjective emotional responses through participant surveys
Analyzed psychoacoustic parameters from binaural recordings
Facilitated focus group discussions to explore in-depth perceptions
Statistically clustered soundscape preferences based on psychoacoustic indices
Participants preferred green areas, which aligned with psychoacoustic analysis
Different sound environments prompted varying emotional responses despite similar dBA levels
Water sounds were perceived as less noisy than traffic-dominated areas
Emotional evaluations varied based on the context and sources of noise
Findings support the idea that sound perception is influenced by semantic and contextual factors.

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Grecchi et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/699a9e2d482488d673cd4c22 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0343065

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This multidimensional study compares sound perceptions in a university district, suggesting a link between emotional responses and sound characteristics.

Walk and listen: A multidimensional study on the soundscape of a University District

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Walk and listen: A multidimensional study on the soundscape of a University District

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