Citation

Maffei L, Di Gabriele M, Aletta F. J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 2012; 131(4): 3438.

Affiliation

Seconda Università di Napoli- Center RiAS- Via S.Lorenzo, 81031 Aversa (Italy), luigi.maffei@unina2.it.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, American Institute of Physics)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

22502047

Abstract

In recent years the number of candidate historic city centers to be included in the World Heritage List is increasing. This inclusion must be supported by a Management Plan programming all intervention to be implemented for the preservation of the "outstanding universal value". So far the Management Plans do not consider the preservation and valorization of the soundscape. Consequently, urban renewal processes are based on conservation and restoration of tangible cultural heritage, in order to increase touristic attraction and to improve the quality of life. All these efforts privilege visual perception and do not take in account the auditory perception. Soundscape of a site can be considered an intangible cultural heritage to be preserved and valorized as it constitutes a peculiar characteristic of the place. It makes the place recognizable and attractive. Recently the historic centre of Naples (Italy), as World Heritage Site, has been under renewal and for sustainable mobility the largest restricted traffic area (ZTL) in Europe has been introduced. The results of soundwalks carried out in the historic center of Naples before and after the implementation of ZTL are presented. The variations of acoustical and other environmental parameters influencing the subjective perception of environmental quality are analyzed.

Language: en