Resumen de The Soundscape in Cultural Ecosystem Services in Urban AreasSurrounding Petrochemical Complexes
Carolina Quintero Sandrea, Yolanda Pérez Albert, Marianela Camacho Fuenmayor, Arturo Frediani
Industrial zones have their own dynamics and overlap with other activities, generating an impacton the surrounding environment. Thus, hybrid landscapes are formed, between the industrial, thenatural and the urban, characterized by a particular sound environment. Generally, the industrialareas are located in peri-urban spaces and acts as ecosystem regulators, because they contribute toreducing the impact, offering a series of environmental and cultural services. Due to their importance for the ecosystems, the soundscape of the Cultural Ecosystem Services (CES) located inadjacent areas to industrial zones is analyzed; specifically, those adjacent to the petrochemical complex El Tablazo (Los Puertos de Altagracia, Venezuela). The methodology applied is based on phenomenology and psychoacoustics and three instruments are applied: (1) Sound map; (2) Sound recording; (3) Survey, which collects the user's perception. In conclusion, these spaces are defined bythe coexistence between the industrial, human and natural landscape. However, the relation ofsharpness and clarity of the soundscape varies according to: (1) the distance of the site from theindustrial zone; (2) the numbers of sound sources and their effects on the context, resulting in pleasant or chaotic landscapes, that can limit - affect the regulatory and cultural ecosystem services.
