journal article·2025-03-04Open access

Special Issue: Measurement, Simulation, and Design of Sound in Urban Spaces

Massimo Garai, Gioia Fusaro, Georgios E. Stavroulakis, Nikolaos M. Papadakis

Applied Sciences· Volume 15· Issue 5

Abstract

Sound quality in urban spaces is not only a matter of limit values for noise levels but is also key to human physical and psychological well-being, which makes it a challenge for the latest data analysis techniques [...]
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OpenAlex topics: Noise Effects and Management · Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research · Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation

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Affiliations

Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Bologna, 40136 Bologna, Italy

Institute of Computational Mechanics and Optimization (Co.Mec.O), School of Production Engineering and Management, Technical University of Crete, 73100 Chania, Greece

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