ABSTRACT

Specific city features such as environmental noise have been related to psychological distress. The effects of noise — as a health risk variable — might depend on socioeconomic and demographic factors. However, this has not been fully tested yet. The present work explored the relationship between pedestrians’ first-person experience in the presence of natural urban environmental noise while walking through neighbourhoods in Santiago, Chile. Participants completed a predetermined guided walk. Geo-referenced mobile eye-tracking measured first-person audio-visual perceptual experience while being interviewed in situ. Results show the likelihood of reporting negative experiences is higher when environmental noise increases, while the likelihood of reporting positive experiences is reduced when environmental noise decreases. However, when socioeconomic status is considered as regressor, lower-income neighbourhoods report the inverse effect. We interpret these findings taking into account accessibility to green areas, public safety and access to public facilities that noisy environments afford. We hypothesize that the augmentation of environmental noise in lower-income neighbourhoods is associated with urbanicity benefits. Our results document the phenomenological impact of inequality in urban planning and development.

摘要

城市噪音等特定城市特征与心理困扰有关。噪声（作为健康风险变量）的影响可能取决于社会经济和人口因素。但是，这尚未经过充分测试。本工作探讨了在智利圣地亚哥附近地区行走时，在自然的城市环境噪声影响下行人的第一人称体验与体验之间的关系。参与者完成了预定的引导式步行。地理参考移动眼动仪在现场采访时测量了第一人称视听感知体验。结果表明，当环境噪声增加时，报告负面经历的可能性更高，而当环境噪声减小时，报告正面经历的可能性降低。然而，当社会经济地位被视为回归因素时，低收入社区报告相反的效果。我们在解释这些发现时会考虑到绿色区域的可及性，公共安全以及嘈杂环境所能提供的公共设施。我们假设低收入社区环境噪声的增加与城市化效益有关。我们的结果记录了城市规划和发展中不平等现象的现象学影响。我们假设低收入社区环境噪声的增加与城市化效益有关。我们的结果记录了城市规划和发展中不平等现象的现象学影响。我们假设低收入社区环境噪声的增加与城市化效益有关。我们的结果记录了城市规划和发展中不平等现象的现象学影响。