Soundscape Indices (SSID)
Providing new perception-oriented indices to complement the existing set of decibel-based metrics, for a better characterization, design and management of urban soundscapes.
24 August 2018
Key Facts
- Funding Body/Client:ÌýEuropean Research Council
- Project Collaborators:ÌýFrench Institute of Science and Technology for Transport, Development and Networks (IFSTTAR),ÌýUniversity of Granada,ÌýPolytechnic Institute of Turin, University of Roma Tre,ÌýUniversity of Zagreb,ÌýNoise Abatement Society,ÌýShenyang Jianzhu University,ÌýHarbin Institute of Technology,ÌýChongqing University
- Duration:Ìý2018-2023
The SSID project aims at providing new perception-oriented indices to complement the existing set of decibel-based metrics, for a better characterization, design and management of urban soundscapes.
- SSID Overview
Eighty million EU citizens are suffering from excessive environmental noise and billions of euros are being spent on noise control, under the EU Directive on Environmental Noise. Unfortunately, the conventional approach, i.e. reduction of ‘sound level’, simply does not deliver the required improvements in quality of life. The growing field of ‘soundscape studies’ is addressing this gap by considering sound environment as perceived, in context, with an interdisciplinary approach. However, soundscapes are hugely complex and measuring them as a basis for environmental design requires a step change to the discipline. This research aims to achieve a ground-breaking development through the establishment of ‘soundscape indices’ (SSID), adequately reflecting levels of human comfort, the impact of which will be reminiscent of that of the Decibel scale created by Bell Systems a century ago. This will provide the underpinning science for soundscape in the field of built environment, with wider intellectual goals of moving from noise control to soundscape creation. Key objectives, as coherent steps for achieving the main aim, are: (1) To characterise soundscapes, by capturing soundscapes and establishing a comprehensive database, which will be a cornerstone for the proposed analysis and an invaluable resource for scientists for years to come. (2) To determine key factors and their influence on soundscape quality based on the database, by conducting laboratory psychological evaluation, physical/psychoacoustic factors analysis, and more importantly, to research at a physiological/biological level, including the use of functional magnetic resonance imaging. (3) To develop, test and validate the soundscape indices, through analysing the influences by various factors, using a number of inter- & trans-disciplinary approaches. (4) To demonstrate the applicability of the soundscape indices in practice, by establishing frameworks for soundscape prediction, design, and standardisation.
- Impact
The outcomes of the SSID project are informing the activities of the working group ISO/TC 43/SC 1/WG 54 about the ISO 12913 standards series on soundscape. The SSID project team was involved in the organization of the UKAN Soundscape Workshop – a one-day workshop on practical applications of the soundscape approach that took place in June 2018 in London and was attended by 120+ participants from academia, industry and public sector.
- Publications
ÌýType Title Authors Publications Article in Journal Francesco Aletta, Jian Kang
ÌýInternational Journal of ÌýEnvironmental Research and Public Health
ÌýArticle in Journal Francesco Aletta, Tin Oberman, Jian Kang
ÌýInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
ÌýArticle in Journal Simone Torresin, Rossano Albatici, Francesco Aletta, Francesco Babich, Tin Oberman, Jian Kang
ÌýApplied Sciences
ÌýArticle in Journal
ÌýFrancesco Aletta, Claudia Guattari, Luca Evangelisti, Francesco Asdrubali, Tin Oberman, Jian Kang
ÌýApplied Acoustics
ÌýArticle in Journal
ÌýFrancesco Aletta, Jian Kang
ÌýAcoustics
ÌýArticle in Journal
ÌýFrancesco Aletta, Jian Kang
ÌýInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
ÌýArticle in Journal
ÌýJian Kang, Francesco Aletta
ÌýEnvironments
ÌýArticle in Journal
ÌýMercede Erfanian, Andrew J. Mitchell, Jian Kang, Francesco Aletta
ÌýInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
ÌýArticle in Journal
ÌýAndrew Mitchell, Tin Oberman, Francesco Aletta, Mercede Erfanian, Magdalena Kachlicka, Matteo Lionello, Jian Kang
ÌýApplied Sciences
ÌýArticle in Journal
ÌýChunyang Xu, Jian Kang
ÌýThe Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
ÌýArticle in Journal
ÌýMeihui Ba, Jian Kang
ÌýBuilding and Environment Article in Journal
ÌýJian Kang, Francesco Aletta, Efstathios Margaritis, Ming Yang
ÌýNoise Mapping
ÌýArticle in Journal
ÌýFrancesco Aletta, Tin Oberman, Andrew Mitchell, Mercede Erfanian, Matteo Lionello, Magdalena Kachlicka, Jian Kang
ÌýThe Lancet Article in Journal
ÌýFrancesco Aletta, Luca Molinero, Arianna Astolfi, Sonja Di Blasio, Louena Shtrepi, Tin Oberman, Jian Kang
ÌýProceedings of the 23rd International Congress on Acoustics
ÌýArticle in Journal
ÌýZhongzhe Li, Jian Kang, Meihui Ba
ÌýTransportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment
ÌýArticle in Journal
ÌýSimone Torresin, Rossano Albatici, Francesco Aletta, Francesco Babich, Tin Oberman, Stefano Siboni, Jian Kang
ÌýBuilding and Environment Article in Journal
ÌýFrancesco Aletta, Tin Oberman, Andrew Mitchell, Huan Tong, Jian Kang
ÌýNoise mapping Article in Journal
ÌýSimone Torresin, Francesco Aletta, Francesco Babich, Ethan Bourdeau, Jack Harvie-Clark, Jian Kang, Lisa Lavia, Antonella Radicchi, Rossano Albatici
ÌýSustainabilityÌý Article in Journal
ÌýA. Can, A. L'Hostis, P. Aumond, D. Botteldooren, M.C. Coelho, C. Guarnaccia, J. Kang
ÌýApplied Acoustics
ÌýArticle in Journal
ÌýMatteo Lionello, Francesco Aletta, Jian Kang
ÌýApplied Acoustics
ÌýArticle in Journal
ÌýEfstathios Margaritis, Jian Kang, Francesco Aletta, Östen Axelsson
ÌýJournal of Urban Design
ÌýArticle in Journal
ÌýNishesh Jain, Esfand Burman, Craig Robertson, Samuel Stamp, Clive Shrubsole, Francesco Aletta, Edward Barrett, Tin Oberman, Jian Kang, Peter Raynham, D Mumovic, Mike Davies
ÌýBuilding Services Engineering Research and Technology
ÌýÌýArticle in Journal
ÌýÌýTorresin, ÌýAlbatici, ÌýAletta, ÌýBabich, ÌýKang
ÌýSustainabilityÌý Article in Journal
ÌýFrancesco Aletta, Tin Oberman, Jian Kang
ÌýThe Lancet Article in Journal
ÌýEfstathios Margaritis, Jian Kang, Karlo Filipan, Dick Botteldooren
ÌýApplied Geography
ÌýPublication in Conference proceeding/workshop
ÌýAndrew Mitchell, Francesco Aletta, Tin Oberman, Mercede Erfanian, Magdalena Kachlicka, Matteo Lionello, Jian Kang
ÌýThe Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
ÌýPublication in Conference proceeding/workshop
ÌýAndrew Mitchell, Jian Kang
ÌýThe Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
ÌýPublication in Conference proceeding/workshop
ÌýMatteo Lionello, Francesco Aletta, Jian Kang
ÌýProceedings of the 23rd International Congress on Acoustics
ÌýPublication in Conference proceeding/workshop
ÌýTin Oberman, Kristian JambroÅ¡ic, Francesco Aletta, Jian Kang
ÌýProceedings of the 23rd International Congress on Acoustics
ÌýPublication in Conference proceeding/workshop
ÌýJian Kang, Francesco Aletta, Tin Oberman, Mercede Erfanian, Magdalena Kachlicka, Matteo Lionello, Andrew Mitchell
ÌýProceedings of the 23rd International Congress on Acoustics
ÌýPublication in Conference proceeding/workshop
ÌýTingting Yang, Jian Kang
ÌýProceedings of the 23rd International Congress on Acoustics
ÌýPublication in Conference proceeding/workshop
ÌýChunyang Xu, Jian Kang
ÌýProceedings of the 23rd International Congress on Acoustics
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- Collaborators
- French Institute of Science and Technology for Transport, Development and Networks (IFSTTAR), France
- University of Granada, Spain
- Polytechnic Institute of Turin, Italy
- University of Roma Tre, Italy
- University of Zagreb, Croatia
- Noise Abatement Society, UK
- Shenyang Jianzhu University, China
- Harbin Institute of Technology, China
- Chongqing University, China
- Links
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- People
- Jian Kang
- Francesco Aletta
- Tin Oberman
- Mercede Erfanian
- Magdalena Kachlicka
- Matteo Lionello
- Andrew Mitchell
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