Determination and Evaluation of Soundscape Data of Eskişehir Industrial Heritage Zone
* Presenting author
Abstract:
Acoustic environments of cities have a dynamic structure that changes with time. The beginning of the soundscape changes in modern cities is the industrial revolution and the process of industrialization. One of the leading cities got involved in this process was Eskisehir in Turkey. Eskisehir is an Anatolian city in the Central Anatolia region, on the trade routes and at the intersection of railway transportation. Due to its proximity to railway transportation, many factories established. This area is known as 'factory zone' and nowadays it is under protection as an industrial heritage. Many factors such as functional diversity in the region and being at the center of transportation networks have adversely affected the acoustic environment of the area. In this study, it is aimed to investigate the changes in the dissatisfaction of the users of the sound environment due to the spatial transformations of the region. In this study, soundscape data of the region is documented by soundwalks and surveys. It has been determined that the transformations of the region adversely affect the soundscape. It was concluded that local and central governments should take into account this sound environment dissatisfaction.