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The aim is to assess how landscape contextual factors impact soundscape quality in urban open spaces.

Assessing the impact of landscape context on soundscape quality in multifunctional urban open spaces

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Explores how landscape context influences soundscape quality in urban open spaces, suggesting key design insights.

The aim is to assess how landscape contextual factors impact soundscape quality in urban open spaces.
Conducted soundwalks to collect subjective responses regarding soundscape quality.
Recorded panoramic images from a pedestrian perspective to assess visual metrics.
Investigated interactions between different types of functional spaces and activities.
Microscale functional space type significantly altered soundscape perceptions.
Specific sounds harmonizing with space types improved overall soundscape quality.
Visual openness was as important as greenery, though its overall impact was less significant.
Landscape factors helped balance the negative and positive sound impacts in urban areas.

Lin et al. (2026) studied this question.

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