Hui Ma

TL;DR: In this article, the authors tested the restorative effects of different soundscapes on children's stress in a simulated urban park context and found that sound types only showed a main effect on EDA recovery but not on HR recovery.

TL;DR: In this paper, the perceptual and physical features of soundscapes in urban shopping streets have been investigated via field surveys and a laboratory study, and five major perceptual factors were identified that explained 64% of the total sample variance, including preference, loudness, communication, playfulness and richness.

TL;DR: Wang et al. as mentioned in this paper conducted a social survey on community response to high-speed railway noise in Tianjin, China, from March 2018 to March 2019, and found that the proportion of Chinese residents with high noise annoyance and activity interference increased exponentially with the increase of high speed railway noise levels.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors identify the preservation value characteristics of urban soundscapes and its determinants and conduct focus group interviews to explore the preservation-value characteristics of the urban sound-scapes worthy of preservation.

TL;DR: Two field studies were carried out at two stages to explore the types and characteristics of urban soundscapes that should be preserved, based on the example of Tianjin, China, and Relaxation, vibrancy, representativeness, strength, and richness were principal characteristics of the soundscape worthy of preservation.