{"product_id":"geographies-of-urban-sound-1","title":"Geographies of Urban Sound","description":"Traffic, music, language and nature help to create unique soundscapes that are essential to the place-based character of each city. 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.  Taking a social geographic perspective, the book focuses on the effects of sounds on the individual and how they influence the ways s\/he engages the city as place, especially in their daily routines. In doing so, it uncovers the socio-scientific potential of sound in the urban environment, based on the understanding that sound cannot and must not be seen as detached from the urban landscape, but rather as a constituting element. Sound exists not only ’within the city’: it ’is’ the city.","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54994408145240,"sku":"9781409462194","price":210.8,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781409462194.jpg?v=1777958161","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/geographies-of-urban-sound-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}