Acoustics, Soundscapes and Sounds as Intangible Heritage
A special issue of Acoustics (ISSN 2624-599X).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 February 2023) | Viewed by 44042
Special Issue Editors
2. Institut d’Arqueologia, Universitat de Barcelona, 08001 Barcelona, Spain
Interests: room acoustics; heritage acoustics; acoustic characterisation; virtual acoustics; acoustic simulations; archaeoacoustics
2. Institut d’Arqueologia, Universitat de Barcelona, 08001 Barcelona, Spain
3. ICREA (Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats), Passeig de Lluís Companys 23, 08010 Barcelona, Spain
Interests: soundscapes; archaeoacoustics; prehistoric rock art; sacred landscapes
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Sonic aspects of heritage sites and heritage buildings have a significant impact on how people experience and interact with them. The sound environment of a particular site involves a number of elements that cannot be analysed independently. All of them have to be taken into account when trying to virtually recreate its soundscape or when trying to understand the implication of its acoustic behaviour in a comprehensive way. The theories and methods of room acoustics are essential for the analysis of the influence that any space has in the sonic events that take place in it. In recent decades, advances in technologies have brought growing attention to the study of acoustics and soundscapes of heritage sites and buildings from researchers of a large range of disciplines, and our aim in this Special Issue is to highlight the necessity of an interdisciplinary approach.
For this Special Issue, we would like to put together original research articles on any aspect of acoustics of heritage sites and heritage buildings, including, different and multidisciplinary approaches. Contributions related (but not limited) to the following topics are welcome: acoustic characterisation of singular case studies, soundscapes of heritage and historical sites, archaeoacoustics, and advances in acoustic characterisation methodologies and virtual acoustics. Submissions with original results, as well as reviews, are invited to the Special Issue.
Dr. Lidia Alvarez Morales
Prof. Dr. Margarita Díaz-Andreu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- heritage acoustics
- room acoustics
- virtual acoustics
- historical soundscapes
- archaeoacoustics
- acoustic simulation
- acoustic measurements
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