As described in Wikipedia, situational awareness or situation awareness (SA) is the perception of environmental elements and events, the comprehension of their meaning, and the projection of their status and consequences. It is also a field of study concerned with understanding of the environment critical to decision-makers in complex, dynamic areas from aviation, air traffic control, ship navigation, power plant operations, military command and control, and emergency services such as fire fighting and policing; to more ordinary but nevertheless complex tasks such as driving an automobile or riding a bicycle.
Auditory situtation acoustics focuses on that part of SA perceived or improved through sound and vibrations. Auditory situation awareness studies the relation between audition and SA, the effects of noise, but even its improvement through acoustic instruments, or communication based in sounds.
