A Study on Environmental Sound of Tourist Attraction by Sound Level Meter: Busan Ocean Festival in Korea

Abstract

The environmental sound from festival tourist attractions at Haeundae and Gwangalli in Korea was measured and ascertained exposured environments to constant noise by comparing with precedent researches, the law of execution and demonstration, and conditions of festival sites. Noise sound from array speakers for the main stage at Ocean festival in Busan determined not only differences in accordance with distance such as 0, 1, 5, 10, 15, and 20 meters from the speakers but also station coordinate and altitude were used by an application program. As a result, measured noise before and after sunset showed meaningful difference (<i>p</i> < 0.05) and a station 20 meters away reported as the loudest level in Haeundae case. Noise level difference by distance from sound sources before sunset was significantly existed (<i>p</i> < 0.05). Otherwise, it significantly recorded different noise levels between before and after sunset in Gwangalli tourist attraction (<i>p</i> < 0.05). The noise level of farther station (20 m) was the lowest before sunset and noise level by distance statistically was significant (<i>p</i> < 0.05). In conclusion, Gwangalli tourist attraction generally had bigger noise sound than Haeundae’s. Flying array speakers could make the sound measurement different by studying advanced research and temperature would also influence on the noise level between day and night times.