Lex Brown

TL;DR: Soundscape research represents a paradigm shift from noise control policies towards a new multidisciplinary approach as it involves not only physical measurements but also the cooperation of humanity and social sciences to account for the diversity of soundscapes across countries and cultures, with more focus on how people actually experience the acoustic environments; and it considers environmental sounds as a "resource" rather than a "waste" as mentioned in this paper.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors argue that EIA is evolving as a planning tool and will continue to do so, and that, in time, we will be able to go beyond EIA as a separate stand alone process.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a conceptual framework for evaluating the effectiveness of PEIA and SEA-type evaluations in China at a time when the country's economy is being boosted by a stimulus package worth over RMB 400 trillion, largely for infrastructure.

TL;DR: The concept of soundscape has garnered increasing research attention over the last decade for studying and designing the sonic environment of public spaces as mentioned in this paper, and it is therefore critical to advance knowledge on how the soundscape of a place is evoked by its sonic environment, given visual, cultural, and situational contexts.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present an environmental analysis of the impact of development project formation on the environment and its impact assessment, and propose a methodology to improve the impact assessment process.