Urban soundscape: Analyzing spatiotemporal patterns of acoustic events and soundscape components, and its influence on the socio-economic status of New York City neighborhoods

Shuraifa Asmah Shad Saleem Faruqi, Tae Hong Park

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Abstract

Research literature establishing the detrimental effects of acoustic noise on urban wellbeing is well-documented, and can cause problems such as sleep deprivation, cognitive impairments and cardiovascular diseases. Recent studies also indicate that the socially disadvantaged are subject to greater exposure to environmental hazards. The motivation behind this research is to fill a gap in the literature evaluating urban soundscapes by (1) measuring the spatiotemporal patterns of acoustic events and the distribution of composite soundscape components within selected New York City (NYC) neighborhoods and (2) analyzing this datum with socio-economic data of the surrounding urban environments. This paper focuses on seven NYC neighborhoods, each representing one of the seven levels of noise metadata found on the 311 noise map which produced ninety 30-minute soundscape samples of different time intervals across three days. Findings aligned with the hypothesis that high numbers of acoustic events negatively correlate to the socioeconomic composition of neighborhoods but showed inconsistencies when compared to neighborhood noise metadata.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationICMC 2018 - Proceedings of the 2018 International Computer Music Conference
PublisherInternational Computer Music Association
Pages156-163
Number of pages8
ISBN (Electronic)0984527478, 9780984527472
StatePublished - 2018
Event2018 International Computer Music Conference, ICMC 2018 - Daegu, Korea, Republic of
Duration: Aug 5 2018Aug 10 2018

Publication series

NameICMC 2018 - Proceedings of the 2018 International Computer Music Conference

Other

Other2018 International Computer Music Conference, ICMC 2018
Country/TerritoryKorea, Republic of
CityDaegu
Period8/5/188/10/18

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Science Applications
  • Media Technology
  • Music

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