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Q Sensor for the City on the Threshold of Stress: Degenerative Dimension of the Sound Atmosphere

Q Sensor for the City on the Threshold of Stress: Degenerative Dimension of the Sound Atmosphere
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Author(s): Sana Layeb (University of Carthage, Tunisia)and Mohsen Ben Hadj Salem (University of Carthage, Tunisia)
Copyright: 2019
Pages: 17
Source title: Handbook of Research on Digital Research Methods and Architectural Tools in Urban Planning and Design
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Hisham Abusaada (Housing and Building National Research Center, Egypt), Carsten Vellguth (German Academic Exchange Service, Germany)and Abeer Elshater (Ain Shams University, Egypt)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-9238-9.ch007

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Abstract

The urban atmosphere evokes several sensory registers that participate in our perception of singular tonalities, of our daily situations. Tunis is, in this chapter, the space-time that would serve as a framework for our hearing. The experimental protocol is threefold. The authors quantify users' feelings through the commented walk method and especially by objective measures of electrodermal activity. The authors conducted in situ metrological work on the sound signal. These measurements were taken using a device “Q sensor.” This device quantifies emotional arousal by measuring electrodermal activity (EDA). The data collected were compared and crossed to identify the links between the architectural configurations of the public space, the sound signals, and the ways in which the feeling of stress appears. The results indicate that urban stress situation seems complex and enjoyable to explore using a multidisciplinary approach. A future direction was presented to the urban settings through the draw on a variety of disciplines, including urban planning, architecture, and psychology.

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