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Fig. 9.19 Schematic representation of the Pumilio modules (Import sound files, Browse sound
files, and Sound visualization tool). In each module different functions are associated (Reproduced
with permission from Villanueva-Rivera and Pijanowski 2012 )
marker and exported as comma-separated files for statistical processing. Parallel
computation is possible, saving in this way a large amount of time. The advantages
to using Pumilio are quick browsing, analysis in the browser, public data sharing,
user accounts, and flexible parallel computing.
9.12 Methods to Evaluate/Rate the Quality
of the Sonic Ambient
The urban soundscape is “overshadowed by continuous mechanical noise” (Yang
and Kang 2005 ), where the quality of the urban soundscape represents an important
component of human well-being.
Sound perception varies according to different urban open spaces because social,
demographic, and behavioral factors (including age, gender, occupation, education,
and residential status) have an important effect on sound level evaluation (Yu and
Kang 2008 ). During these last years people are surrounded by a growing presence
of unwanted sound (noise), especially in urban areas and along infrastructures such
as railways, highways, airports, and ports. The sound quality becomes more a