Soundscape Approach in the Seaport of Ancona: A Case Study

Today, the art of knowing how to listen is more urgent than ever. The perceptive sound system human being stimulated daily by countless artificial sounds that dominate natural ones. When it comes idea soundscape, terminology was initially referred composer and environmentalist Raymond Murray Shafer, who defined “soundscape” as a relationship between ear, humans, built environments, society. This paper aims apply landscape approach in seaport area Ancona (Italy); large area, frequented many people, which divided into passenger ferry terminals, container plants for solid bulk, commercial recreational activities. purpose study evaluate perception has urban layout port correlating parameters traditional acoustics with psychoacoustics. To subjective parameters, questionnaire developed applied, enabling analysis demographic behavioral factors such age, visit frequency, length stay participants clusters seaport. way, possible give an indication quality different from acoustic emotional point view, this information could be particularly helpful planning phase new attractions