Open AccessA Portrait of Residential Soundscape in Several Indonesian Cities
Author(s) -
Michael Isnaeni Djimantoro,
B. Sakina
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/794/1/012198
Subject(s) - soundscape , context (archaeology) , perception , indonesian , sustainability , built environment , architectural engineering , sound (geography) , geography , psychology , engineering , civil engineering , acoustics , ecology , linguistics , philosophy , physics , archaeology , neuroscience , biology
The residential environment is expected to be a comfortable and safe place for the family. But often, the condition of the environment is not in line with these expectations, especially from the acoustic environment, which will affect the comfort of the occupants. The increasing comfort in residential will lead to more sustainability of the city. Thus, this paper aims to examine the existing acoustic environment in urban housing by using a soundscape approach. The soundscape is an approach to investigate the human perception of the acoustic environment in context. The research method by using a quantitative method through an online questionnaire to record the human perceptions of the sound environment in several cities in Indonesia. The result of this study is a portrait of the sound environment and the level of comfort in the city. This research can be used as input for urban designers, developers, and policymakers to improve the acoustic environment in residential areas to improve the quality of the acoustic environment.