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Research

 

Research

Methods

The TUB Soundscape project conveys current topics in soundscape research and provides an introduction to the topic of sound ecology and sound from a variety of perspectives.

Upon completion of the module, students achieved the following skill objectives:

  • An overview of theory and practice in the field of sound ecology and soundscape.
  • An understanding of auditory perception as well as insight into various recording technologies
  • insight into the sonification of scientific data
  • an ethical and perceptual understanding of technology and the environment
  • to present own ideas and results in front of fellow students from different disciplines
  • group work, self-organization, moderation, communication, peer-to-peer learning
  • engage with conceptual and aesthetic issues through critical reading, writing, and creative projects.
 

Students learned the following methodological and content skills:

  • Immersion in sound ecology and soundscape theory and practice.
  • Citizen science theory and practice (using existing applications)
  • Handling of survey instruments (field recordings, soundwalk method, questionnaires)
  • Field recordings and implementation of surveys and soundwalks on the TUB campus, documentation of the current status
  • Development of potential intervention measures (plus or minus design) to improve the acoustic quality on the TU campus and testing
  • Communication tools

 

Over 4 semesters, SoundscapeTUB addressed four main blocks:

1. Preservation Design

2. Measurement and Intervention

3. Awareness

4. Mapping & Public Discourse

Resources

Audios & Videos

A growing selection of audiovisual Material created during the course.

Knowledge Library

Theoretical and practical scientific research and reading suggestions for diving into the topic of audio, soundscapes, acoustic perception and sonic commons.

 

https://opensourcesoundscapes.org/research/beyond-the-noise/

https://aporee.org/maps/

https://citiesandmemory.com/?utm_source=Google&utm_medium=Oct22&gclid=Cj0KCQjwgNanBhDUARIsAAeIcAtj5jj-5cT-mefAbeXWYNXJZGbRiaSA-uqsYPiPXuEUu3QuqDeFbLcaAqucEALw_wcB

https://echoes.xyz/

 
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Mapping

How do we visualize soundscapes? What kind of data and maps do we need for this purpose? This questions is discussed in the following essay.

 

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Bibliography


The Soundscape: Our Sonic Environment and the Tuning of the world. R. Murray Schafer, 1993
Handbook for Acoustic Ecology, World Soundscape Project, edited by Barry Truax, 1999
Lavia, L., Dixon, M., Witchel, H.J., Goldsmith, M. (2016). Applied Soundscape Practices, In: Kang, J., Schulte-Fortkamp, B. (eds.).Soundscape and the built environment, CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, Boca Raton, 2016, ISBN: 978-1-4822-2631-7
Radicchi, A. (2021). Citizen science mobile apps for soundscape research and public space studies. Lessons learned from the Hush Cityproject, In: Skarlatidou, A., Haklay, M. (eds). Geographical Citizen Science Design: No One Left Behind, UCL Press
https://www.buergerschaffenwissen.de/citizen-science/handbuch/was-ist-citizen-science