Soundscape quality and urban development

A pilot survey in the City of Rome Introduction The present paper describes the results of a pilot research carried out in three locations of the city of Rome, with the aim of identifying interpretative models of socio-cultural and psycho-physiological factors that influence the soundscape perception in urban contexts. It is aimed to better understand …

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The cultural basis of local development

Introduction This article presents the results of a research on the elite of the Italian small city of Asti and the cultural models that influence its role in the local governance process. The research work was motivated by the need to better understand the challenges this territory face in articulating a shared vision of its …

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Globalization: a challenge for social coexistence

Introduction This work has arisen from the general purpose of examining the globalization phenomenon as a matter of coexistence from a psycho-sociological perspective (Barus, M. J., Enriquez E. & Lévy A. 2006) and it is focused on the analysis of psychosocial processes that influence the way of living together in the contemporary world. The wider …

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Biopsychosocial dimensions of soundscape perception

An exploratory investigation in the shared representations of the acoustic environment in three different locations in Rome. Which factors influence the perception and social representations of soundscape and make difference between sound and noise? And what influences orientations to action towards noise? An integrated interpretative approach to the study of soundscape representations, aimed at defying …

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