Geographies Of Urban Sound

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.

• • Author: Dr Torsten Wissmann
• • Publisher: Routledge
• • Publication Date: May 22, 2014
• • Number of Pages: 278 pages
• • Language: English
• • Binding: Hardcover
• • ISBN-10: 1409462196
• • ISBN-13: 9781409462194