Habitar entre sons e ruídos: impactos sonoros provocados por templos na paisagem sonora do loteamento Village Campestre, Maceió-AL

Abstract

The sounds produced by temples have psycho-spiritual values. Celebrations are verbalized by respect and admiration by the faithful ones. Due to the acoustic inadequacy of these places, religion sounds invade public space and reach the neighborhood, leading to possible sound disturbance. Facing the variety of sounds perceived in urban environment, sound evaluation methods present in norms and law are not satisfactory. These methods do not rely on qualitative analysis, thus not favoring sound subjectivity. For satisfactory evaluating the sounds of faith, it is necessary to adopt, beyond quantitative parameters, qualitative paramenters data in order to achieve better understanding of these sounds and their insertion in the local soundscape. Therefore, soundscape line of research fits the objective of meeting a qualitative evaluation of sound, because it takes in consideration context and perception of individuals. In view of the above, this work aims to characterize Village Campestre allotment’s soundscape, located in Maceió-AL, and verify impacts of sounds produced by temples in this scenario. In order to accomplish this case study, a mixed qualitative evaluation method has been adopted (interviews with the residents and identifying sound events) and quantitative evaluation (acoustic measurements and computational simulation sound mapping). Case study characterization, acoustic data gathering, sound mapping for the area of study, qualitative description of the identified sound events and interviews with residents regarding sound perception of the place have been made. With the results analysis it has been realized that quantitative acoustic data reaches beyond the limits of what is suggest by brazilian norms, with high sound levels that can cause discomfort to the residents. However, qualitative data has proved that psycho-spiritual factor interferes on the interpretation of faith sounds. In regards to the local soundscape characterization, it has been noticed religious sound insertion and their acceptance by the dwellers perceptions. It the low potential to provoke positive sensations in the individuals by the identified sounds.