Conferences
16 September 2022, Online
IJERPH Webinar | Promoting Healthy and Supportive Indoor Soundscapes
One of the lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic period is the importance of sound in our lives. Urban sounds (or the lack thereof) tell a story of an unprecedented change in our society, traffic reduction has brought the sounds of nature back into our urban centres, and the sounds of our unusually crowded homes made us to be comforted from our nearest and dearest's presence, while leading to challenges in carrying out new activities from home. Notwithstanding the potential impact in terms of conveying information, creating a sense of place, supporting activities, enhancing affective and mental states, “sound” has been traditionally considered as unwanted, and as such as “noise” to be avoided and reduced. However, this approach is not always successful in improving quality of life and acoustic comfort. This is not just a function of decibel noise level; it is a function of human response to the acoustic environment in context, created by a range of acoustic and non-acoustic factors. While the scientific evidence gathered so far on the impact of sound stimuli on humans has focused on the risks arising from noise exposure, more research is needed towards new approaches for the characterization, management, and design of indoor soundscapes that support restoration, health, and well-being, as well as basic research on (negative and positive) potential health-related, emotional, cognitive, and behavioural outcomes for people.
The following experts will be present and talk:
- Dr. Simone Torresin, Institute for Renewable Energy, Eurac Research, Italy & Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering, University College London, United Kingdom
- Dr. Francesco Aletta, Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering, University College London, United Kingdom
- Dr. Papatya Nur Dökmeci Yörükoğlu, Interior Architecture Department, Cankaya University, Turkey
- Dr. Hyun In Jo, Department of Building Energy Research, The Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology, Republic of Korea
- Ms. Arezoo Talebzadeh, Department of Information Technology, Ghent University, Belgium
When? 16 September 2022 at 1:00 pm CEST | 7:00 am EDT | 7:00 pm CST Asia
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