1st Edition

The Acoustic Environment of Care Homes Case Studies from China

By Jingyi Mu, Jian Kang Copyright 2025
230 Pages 222 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

230 Pages 222 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

230 Pages 222 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book examines the indoor acoustic environment of China's care homes. Chapter 1 provides a brief introduction to the current situation in China's care homes. This includes the distribution, size, demand, and future development direction of these facilities. The chapter then presents an in-depth introduction and analysis of the indoor environment of these facilities, especially the acoustic... Read more

Preface 

Acknowledgements

Chapter 1 Development and Classification of Residential Aged Care Facilities in China

Chapter 2. The Acoustic Environment of China's Residential Aged Care Facilities

Chapter 3. The Acoustic Perception of the Elderly in Chinese Residential Aged Care Facilities

Chapter 4. Influence of Acoustic Environment of Residential Aged Care Facilities on Well-being

Chapter 6. Strategies for Improving Indoor Acoustic Environment in Residential Aged Care Facilities

Biography

Jingyi Mu is Associate Professor and doctoral supervisor at the School of Architecture and Design, Harbin Institute of Technology. Visiting Scholar of UCL Institute of Environmental Design and Engineering, the Bartlet, University College London (UCL). She specializes in research on architectural environments for elderly care facilities and healthy environment of public buildings.

Jian Kang is a Professor of Acoustics and Soundscape at the UCL Institute of Environmental Design and Engineering, The Bartlet, University College London (UCL). He is Fellow of Royal Academy of Engineering, a Member of Academia Europaea – The Academy of Europe, an International Member (Academician) of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, and President of the International Institute of Acoustics and Vibration (IIAV).