The Effects of User Experience on the Questionnaire to Detection of the Soundscape of Historical Areas - Example of Eskisehir Factories Region

Abstract

Soundscape studies carried out in historical areas need extensive research and analysis in the processes from the past to the present. It is determined by taking into account many variables such as historical process, the character of area, events and people. In this study, it is aimed to investigate the past experiences of the people carried out in historical areas affect the evaluation of the present data. Eskisehir was chosen as the study area. 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. Nowadays it is under protection as an industrial heritage. In the study, a questionnaire was conducted to evaluate the soundscape of the region with people living in the region for a long time, and people newly settled in Eskisehir. In the survey, the sounds in the region, the pleasantness of the people and the adjective pairs to describe the acoustic environment were asked. As a result of the study, the importance of the user's experience was investigated and evaluated for the survey studies carried out in the evaluation of the soundscape of historical areas.