Harmonization of methods‐a contribution to the holistic Soundscape.

The Soundscape approach can provide meaningful information based on the local expertise and allows combining meaningful knowledge and diverse acoustical data about these respective environments. Qualitative methods, which are related to people’s mind belong to a heterogeneous research field. Moreover, among them are different forms of observation, interviewing techniques and the collection of documents and acoustical data. At the same time methods are used that are based on various theoretical assumptions and methodological positions. But, those approaches all share common ground and agree on certain ideas about the nature of social reality, which is shaped by social meaning. Social reality is always a meaningful reality and depends on a certain point of view or perspective and is therefore tied to social locations. Based on earlier findings, methods have been proposed for comparing sonic environments based on the physical properties and memories of such environments. When it comes to standardization, there are still many open questions how to combine the different contributors to Soundscape regarding to an analysis that takes physical and perceptive evaluation into consideration. This paper will provide an insight into the evaluation process related to the holistic in Soundscapes.