Jian Kang, Jingyi Mu

The Acoustic Environment of Care Homes

Case Studies from China

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book examines the indoor acoustic environment of China's residential aged care facilities and links it with the physiological and psychological wellbeing of residents.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 174
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. November 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm
• ISBN-13: 9781032502120
• ISBN-10: 1032502126
• Artikelnr.: 71236143

Autorenporträt

Jingyi Mu is an Associate Professor and doctoral supervisor at the School of Architecture, Harbin Institute of Technology. She specializes in research on architectural environments for elderly care facilities and has a solid research foundation in this field. He has published over 20 journal articles and has led or participated in seven international cooperation projects and national natural science foundation projects. Jian Kang is a Professor of Acoustics and Soundscape at University College London (UCL), where he also serves as the head of the Acoustics Group. He has a profound research foundation in acoustics and is a recipient of the prestigious Advanced ERC Grant Award. Currently, he is internationally renowned for his work on developing soundscape indices.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1 Development and Classification of Residential Aged Care
Facilities in China
Chapter 2. The Acoustic Environment of China's Residential Aged Care
Facilities
Chapter 3. The Acoustic Perception of the Elderly in Chinese Residential
Aged Care Facilities
Chapter 4. Influence of Acoustic Environment of Residential Aged Care
Facilities on Well-being
Chapter 6. Strategies for Improving Indoor Acoustic Environment in
Residential Aged Care Facilities