Aural Experience and Soundscape Management

In an interdisciplinary approach that integrates three scientific fields-technical, social, and humanities-the challenges of noise control from the perspective of acoustic ecology are defined. The concept of acoustic ecology is applied to evoke sound and music management and design solutions for the benefit of well-being.

Diana Grguric is a full professor in musicology at the Department of Cultural Studies of the University of Rijeka, Croatia. Her main scientific interest is interdisciplinary research on acoustic ecology perspectives. She has successfully participated in several projects as the leader or a member and has published a number of articles in journals and at scientific meetings as an author or a co-author. She has authored 6 books and more than 30 scientific and professional papers.

Lidija Runko Luttenberger is a full professor in environmental engineering at the School of Polytechnics of the University of Rijeka, Croatia. She has worked in the shipbuilding industry as a design engineer, sales manager, and management board member; in a municipal utilities company as a department manager; and as the undersecretary of state in the Ministry of Environment and Nature Protection, Croatia. She has authored the book Water and Waste Management and more than 100 scientific and professional papers in the field of environmental protection.