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Ecology of Sound: The Sonic Order of Urban Space
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posted on 2023-05-16, 19:36 authored by Atkinson, RSound provides an often-ignored element of our conceptualisation of the urban fabric. The power of music, sound and noise to denote place and demarcate space is used here to develop the idea of a sonic ecology. The paper attempts to map the relative order of this unseen city and to theorise its spatial and temporal patterning. The sonic ecology, a relatively persistent and chronologically ordered quality to sound in urban space, is used as a means of examining the distribution of sound and to weigh the broader social impact of these qualities. The ambient soundscape of the street is made up of a shifting aural terrain, a resonant metropolitan fabric, which may exclude or subtly guide us in our experience of the city, thus highlighting an invisible yet highly affecting and socially relevant area of urban enquiry.
History
Publication title
Urban StudiesVolume
44Issue
10Pagination
1905-1917ISSN
0042-0980Department/School
School of Social SciencesPublisher
RoutledgePlace of publication
Sailsbury, UKRights statement
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