Tag: soundscape

March 4, 2012

Earth Day 2012 Listening To the Earth April 22

What do you hear when you listen to the Earth? The World Listening Project invites you to participate in “Listen to the Earth,” a global event that happens during Earth Week. Listen to the Earth activities include listening to one’s soundscape, field recordings, soundwalks, performances, …

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December 27, 2011

WFAE Newsletter Is Now Online For January-February 2012

The bimonthly WFAE Newsletter is now online for January-February 2012. This multimedia publication is a supplement to WFAE’s annual Soundscape: The Journal of Acoustic Ecology. Its mission is to make available in a timely manner, news, events, opportunities, and announcements from the WFAE Board, WFAE …

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December 17, 2011

JASA Call for Papers for a ”Special Issue on Soundscape and its Applications”

The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America (JASA) is seeking papers for a ”Special Issue on Soundscape and its Applications.”

Deadline: January 15, 2012

[Quoted from the call]

The general topic of soundscape is recognized as one that has consistently generated new and innovative ways of thinking about noise control and if [sic] the interaction between sound and people. It has a significant practical relevance, in terms of policies, as well as in the planning and design of new living areas or in reshaping existing areas.

Topics of interest include whatever is involved in the developments of soundscapes:

  • Economics
  • Noise-policy standards
  • Combined effects
  • Cross-cultural studies
  • Perceptual and physical parameters (such as the characteristics of sounds and survey site selection)
  • Multi-sectoral environmental health impact assessment
  • Development of environmental zoning
  • Citizen involvement
  • Preservation of quiet areas

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