Soundscape experience and its impact on place image

The visual character of a city has always been the main focus for many researchers regardless of the sonic character of the city. The soundscape experience has been introduced as an approach to rethink the evaluation of sound and its effects on the quality of life in a city. Soundscape however suggests exploring all of the sound in an environment in its complexity cognition meaning and context. The sonic environment takes into consideration the conditions and purposes of its production and perception.