The acoustic and visual factors influencing the construction of tranquil space in urban and rural environments tranquil spaces-quiet places?

Prior to this work no structured mechanism existed in the UK to evaluate the tranquillity of open spaces with respect to the characteristics of both acoustic and visual stimuli. This is largely due to the fact that within the context of "tranquil" environments, little is known about the in...

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Main Authors: Pheasant, Robert J., Horoshenkov, Kirill V., Watts, Gregory R., Barrett, Brendan T.
Published: 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10454/6133