Geographies of Urban Sound

Geographies of Urban Sound
ISBN-10
1409462196
ISBN-13
9781409462194
Category
Social Science
Pages
272
Language
English
Published
2014-05-28
Publisher
Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Author
Dr Torsten Wissmann

Description

Taking into account both the urban soundscape and the impacts of sound on the urban dweller, this book examines sound not as a by-product of urban life, but as a fundamental part of the urban experience that is crucial to understanding the city’s sense of place. Illustrated by case studies from Europe and North America, these range from on-site measurements to the construction of audio tours for local tourism, from media analysis of popular culture audio drama to sound-identity and city branding, and from the classification of noise in city planning to a consideration of the complex relationship between sacred sound and the creation of a sense of place.

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