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Sarah R. Payne
Researcher at Urban Institute
Publications - 45
Citations - 959
Sarah R. Payne is an academic researcher from Urban Institute. The author has contributed to research in topics: Soundscape & Health care. The author has an hindex of 14, co-authored 44 publications receiving 715 citations. Previous affiliations of Sarah R. Payne include University of Manchester & University of Sheffield.
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The production of a Perceived Restorativeness Soundscape Scale
TL;DR: In this article, the authors developed and tested a Perceived Restorativeness Soundscape Scale (PRSS) to assess perceptions of a soundscape's potential to provide psychological restoration.
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Green Space, Soundscape and Urban Sustainability: an Interdisciplinary, Empirical Study
Katherine N. Irvine,Patrick Devine-Wright,Sarah R. Payne,Richard A. Fuller,B. Painter,Kevin J. Gaston +5 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors studied the soundscapes of three green spaces in a UK city through interviews with 70 park users, the measurement of habitat and recording of sound levels.
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Nature doesn't judge you - how urban nature supports young people's mental health and wellbeing in a diverse UK city.
TL;DR: Qualitative research with young multi-ethnic urban residents living in a northern UK city offers an important counter-narrative to the pervasive notion of childhood nature-deficit disorder and explores the value of urban nature for the mental health and wellbeing of young people.
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Ecological and Psychological Value of Urban Green Space
Katherine N. Irvine,Richard A. Fuller,Richard A. Fuller,Patrick Devine-Wright,Jamie A. Tratalos,Sarah R. Payne,Sarah R. Payne,Philip H. Warren,Kevin J. Lomas,Kevin J. Lomas,Kevin J. Gaston +10 more
TL;DR: In urban environments, perhaps more so than in any other setting, people and nature must coexist in close, and sometimes uncomfortable, proximity as discussed by the authors, and understanding the value of urban green spaces as a resource requires an integration of several, rarely overlapping, approaches to evaluate and manage these places.
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Are perceived soundscapes within urban parks restorative
TL;DR: In this paper, the effect of perceived soundscapes on individuals' restorative experiences is explored, and the importance of soundscape quality and individuals' experience in helping to provide a productive and positive quality of urban life is discussed.