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The acoustic city / Matthew Gandy, BJ Nilsen (eds.).

Contributor(s): Gandy, Matthew [editor.] | Nilsen, BJ [editor.]Material type: TextTextPublisher: Berlin : Jovis, [2014]Copyright date: ©2014Description: 217 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white, and colour) ; 24 cm + 1 CDContent type: text | still image | cartographic image | performed music Media type: unmediated | audio Carrier type: volume | audio discISBN: 9783868592719 (pbk.) :Subject(s): Cities and towns | Sound | Society | SocietyDDC classification: 307.7'6 Summary: How does sound shape urban life? What do soundscapes reveal about the experience of modernity? This innovative essay collection explores a series of critical themes including the diversity of urban soundscapes; acoustic flanerie and different ways of listening to the city; the emergence of specific associations between place, music, and sound; and the acoustic ecology of architecture, landscape and urban design. A CD is included featuring contributions from many artists.
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How does sound shape urban life? What do soundscapes reveal about the experience of modernity? This innovative essay collection explores a series of critical themes including the diversity of urban soundscapes; acoustic flanerie and different ways of listening to the city; the emergence of specific associations between place, music, and sound; and the acoustic ecology of architecture, landscape and urban design. A CD is included featuring contributions from many artists.

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