Okuma AnlamaSoru #9356
Urban Soundscapes and Human Well-Being
For centuries, urban architectural design has focused overwhelmingly on visual aesthetics: majestic facades, symmetry, and skyline silhouettes. Acoustic environments, by contrast, were largely dismissed as unavoidable secondary byproducts of metropolitan commerce and transportation. However, modern psychoacoustic research demonstrates that chronic exposure to urban noise pollution—ranging from rumbling combustion engines to screeching train tracks—triggers continuous physiological stress responses, notably elevated cortisol and chronic hypertension. Recognizing this, progressive city planners are shifting toward holistic "soundscape design." Rather than merely installing ugly acoustic barriers that deflect sound upward into high-rise apartments, architects are integrating sound-absorbing porous stone facades, vegetated vertical gardens, and public water fountains that generate soothing white noise. By masking intrusive traffic din with melodic natural acoustics, modern soundscape architecture demonstrably restores psychological tranquility and fosters healthier civic living. Which technique is mentioned as a method of soundscape design to reduce traffic noise impact?
- A)Painting building exteriors with bright reflective thermal coatings
- B)Constructing underground residential complexes devoid of all windows
- C)Restricting high-speed trains from traveling within twenty miles of city limits
- D)Replacing all glass windows with solid lead soundproofing plates
- E)Using water fountains that produce natural white noise to mask disturbing sounds
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Doğru cevap: E) Using water fountains that produce natural white noise to mask disturbing sounds
Çözüm: Metinde su fıskiyelerinin rahatlatıcı beyaz gürültü üreterek rahatsız edici sesleri maskelediği ("public water fountains that generate soothing white noise... masking intrusive traffic din") belirtilmiştir. Doğru cevap E'dir.