Evaluation of Urumiyeh (Iran) City Park in Terms of Noise Analysis and Sound Landscape

Year 2025, , 30 - 38

Nazli Esmaeili Hesar , Serkan Özer , Elif Önal

https://doi.org/10.17097/agricultureatauni.1463488

Abstract

This study was conducted to evaluate how sound affects the soundscape character of Urumiyeh City Park in Urumiyeh, Iran, as a design and planning element. The study includes determining the sound status of the park and determining to what extent the noise factor, if any, can affect the soundscape. In the study method, first, the existing sound sources of the park were determined in the field. Then, for noise measurements, the study area was divided by 50 m equal intervals and 80 stations were determined. Measurements were made at these stations in three different time periods, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday, in the afternoon, mid-afternoon and evening, for two months. As a result of the measurements, it has been determined that it exceeds 45 dB(A), which is given as the acceptable noise value for parks by WHO, in the entire park, and it exceeds it to a great extent, approximately 42 dB(A) at some measurement stations. In the evaluation of the obtained sound data, 10 different noise maps were made using the Kriging method on the ArcGis10.6. program. Finally, suggestions were made by discussing how to highlight the desired sounds in the park to reduce the noise that bothers people in Urumiyeh City Park, using concave elements and walls to reflect positive sounds and taking other necessary measures.

Keywords

Noise pollution, Noise map, Soundscape, Precautions, Urumiyeh City Park

Urumiyeh (İran) Kent Parkı Gürültü Analizi ve Ses Peyzajı Açısından Değerlendirilmesi

Abstract

Bu çalışma, İran’ın Urumiyeh kentinde sesin bir tasarım ve planlama unsuru olarak, Urumiyeh Kent Parkı’ndaki ses peyzajı karakterini nasıl etkilediğini değerlendirmek için yapılmıştır. Çalışma yönteminde ilk olarak parkın mevcut ses kaynaklarının alanda tespiti yapılmıştır. Sonrasında çalışma alanı 50 m. eşit aralıklarla kareleme yapılarak bölünmüş ve oluşan 80 istasyon belirlenmiştir. Bu istasyonlarda ses ölçüm cihazı ile iki ay boyunca, Salı, Cuma ve Cumartesi günleri ile bu günlerde öğleden sonra, ikindi ve akşam olmak üzere üç farklı zaman diliminde ölçüm yapılmıştır. Ölçümler sonucunda parkın tümünde WHO tarafından parklar için kabul edilebilir gürültü değeri olarak verilen 45 dB(A)’i geçtiği bazı ölçüm istasyonlarında yaklaşık 42 dB(A) gibi çok büyük oranda aştığı tespit edilmiştir. Elde edilen ses verilerinin değerlendirmesinde hesaplamalar ArcGis10.6. programı üzerinde Kriging yöntemi kullanılarak 10 ayrı gürültü haritası yapılmıştır. Son olarak Urumiyeh Kent Parkı’nda kullanıcıları rahatsız eden gürültüyü azaltmak için parkta arzu edilen seslerin ön plana çıkartılması, olumlu seslerin yansıtılması için ise iç bükey eleman ve duvarlar kullanılması, park arka fon müziklerinin fazlalaştırılması ve diğer gerekli tedbirlerin alınması üzerine tartışılarak önerilerde bulunulmuştur.

Keywords

Gürültü Kirliliği, Gürültü harita, Ses Peyzajı, Önlemler, Urumiyeh Kent Parkı

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