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).

• Preface AcknowledgementsChapter 1 Development and Classification of Residential Aged Care Facilities in ChinaChapter 2. The Acoustic Environment of China's Residential Aged Care FacilitiesChapter 3. The Acoustic Perception of the Elderly in Chinese Residential Aged Care FacilitiesChapter 4. Influence of Acoustic Environment of Residential Aged Care Facilities on Well-beingChapter 6. Strategies for Improving Indoor Acoustic Environment in Residential Aged Care Facilities

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).

• Preface AcknowledgementsChapter 1 Development and Classification of Residential Aged Care Facilities in ChinaChapter 2. The Acoustic Environment of China's Residential Aged Care FacilitiesChapter 3. The Acoustic Perception of the Elderly in Chinese Residential Aged Care FacilitiesChapter 4. Influence of Acoustic Environment of Residential Aged Care Facilities on Well-beingChapter 6. Strategies for Improving Indoor Acoustic Environment in Residential Aged Care Facilities

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).

• Preface AcknowledgementsChapter 1 Development and Classification of Residential Aged Care Facilities in ChinaChapter 2. The Acoustic Environment of China's Residential Aged Care FacilitiesChapter 3. The Acoustic Perception of the Elderly in Chinese Residential Aged Care FacilitiesChapter 4. Influence of Acoustic Environment of Residential Aged Care Facilities on Well-beingChapter 6. Strategies for Improving Indoor Acoustic Environment in Residential Aged Care Facilities