Urban　green　spaces　could　play　a　more　prominent　role　than　other　types　of　urban　open　space　in　providing　high　quality　soundscapes.　The　main　objective　of　this　study　was　to　examine　the　relationships　between　people＇s　visit　motivation,　along　with　other　social/demographical/behavioral　as　well　as　visual　landscape　factors　and　soundscape　experiences　in　terms　of　the　perceived　occurrences　and　loudness　of　individual　sounds,　the　preference　for　individual　sounds,　as　well　as　overall　soundscape　preference　in　urban　green　spaces.　This　was　based　on　a　questionnaire　survey　of　400　users　in　four　urban　green　spaces　in　Rostock,　Germany.　The　results　showed　that　street　traffic　sounds　were　the　least　preferred,　but　in　a　dominating　position　either　in　perceived　occurrences　or　loudness,　while　bird　song　and　water　sound　were　the　most　preferred　sounds.　Among　the　social/demographical/behavioral　factors　length　of　stay　was　the　most　associated　one　with　soundscape　experiences,　especially　the　perception　of　street　traffic　sound　and　bird　song.　All　the　five　visit　motivations　were　positively　related　to　overall　soundscape　preference,　with　“Enjoy　a　quiet　environment”　showing　the　highest　correlation　coefficient　(0.323).　“Enjoy　the　scenery　or　atmosphere”　showed　the　most　significant　relationships　with　perception　of　individual　sounds,　with　totally　10　different　perception　parameters.　The　perception　of　street　traffic　sound,　motorcycle　noise,　bird　song　and　water　sounds　were　more　associated　with　visual　landscape　preference　than　other　kinds　of　sound.　Besides,　overall　soundscape　preference　could　be　affected　by　visual　landscape　preference　indirectly　through　the　perceived　occurrences　and　loudness　of　certain　sounds.　The　results　suggested　that　sound　sensibility　indicated　by　perceived　occurrences　of　individual　sounds　was　more　associated　with　the　examined　factors.　These　findings　could　be　instructive　in　the　soundscape　and　landscape　planning　and　designing　process　of　urban　green　spaces.　©　2017　Elsevier　GmbH