Audio-visual interactions play a crucial role in environmental perception. Incongruent audio-visual environments, although prominent in the urban fabric, have been underlit in research. Contrasting exposures to visually natural environments combined with urban sounds, as well as the reverse scenario of visually urban environments with natural sounds, are explored for their restorative potential, both at the cognitive level by means of self-reported evaluations and instinctively through measurements of electrodermal activity. The test panel (n=67) results point at a strong audio-visual urban-nature incongruency asymmetry. Eventful natural sounds in an urban setting were perceived as more pleasant and relaxing than eventful urban sounds in a green environment. So augmenting an urban environment with natural sounds, even in absence of any visual natural features, could be an interesting soundscape intervention. In contrast, a visually natural environment paired with urban sounds is strongly negatively perceived. The findings further contribute to a growing body of literature emphasizing the importance of the sonic environment in designing restorative spaces.

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视听不协调的不对称性。城市视觉环境中的自然声音比视觉自然中的城市声音更令人放松


视听交互在环境感知中起着至关重要的作用。不一致的视听环境虽然在城市结构中很突出，但在研究中却被忽视了。通过在认知层面通过自我报告的评估和本能地通过皮肤电活动的测量，探索了视觉自然环境与城市声音的对比暴露，以及视觉城市环境与自然声音的相反情景，以寻找它们的恢复潜力。测试面板 （n=67） 结果指出了强烈的视听城市自然不一致性。城市环境中多事的自然声音被认为比绿色环境中多事的城市声音更令人愉快和放松。因此，即使没有任何视觉自然特征，用自然声音来增强城市环境，也可能是一种有趣的声景干预。相比之下，视觉上自然的环境与城市声音相结合，则会产生强烈的负面感知。这些发现进一步促进了越来越多的文献，强调声音环境在设计恢复性空间方面的重要性。