Includes bibliographical references and index.

Acoustic environments and soundscapes / A. Lex Brown, Truls Gjestland, and Danièle Dubois -- From sonic environment to soundscape / Dick Botteldooren, Tjeerd Andringa, Itziar Aspuru, A. Lex Brown, Danièle Dubois, Catherine Guastavino, Jian Kang, Catherine Lavender, Mats Nilsson, Anna Preis, and Brigitte Schulte-Fortkamp -- Soundscapes, human restoration, and quality of life / Irene Van Kamp, Ronny Klæboe, A. Lex Brown, and Peter Lercher -- Impact of soundscape in terms of perception / Brigitte Schulte-Fortkamp and André Fiebig -- Perceived soundscapes and health-related quality of life, context, restoration, and personal characteristics: case studies / Peter Lercher, Irene Van Kamp, Eike Von Lindern, and Dick Botteldooren -- Human hearing-related measurement and analysis of acoustic environments: requisite for soundscape investigations / Klaus Genuit and André Fiebig -- Mapping of soundscape / Jian Kang, Brigitte Schulte-Fortkamp, André Fiebig, and Dick Botteldooren -- Approaches to urban soundscape management, planning, and design / J. Luis Bento Coelho -- Soundscape as part of the cultural heritage / Luigi Maffei, Giovanni Brambilla, and Maria Di Gabriele -- Applied soundscape practices / Lisa Lavia, Max Dixon, Harry J. Witchel, and Mike Goldsmith.