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Quality of Life

September 6, 2012

The constant presence of intrusive sound in our daily lives is harmful to our health—resulting in hearing loss, fatigue, and high blood pressure—and contributes to the loss of community and sense of place.

Sense of Place

Sense of Place

The soundscape is a powerful shaper of our environmental experience and memory.  By guiding the composition of a city’s soundscape, we can make sonic sense and reconnect with the rhythms of our community.

Community Building

Community Building

Communities can be the driving force in identifying their key sonic icons – their soundmarks.   Through grassroots awareness-building efforts, citizens can promote their sonic environment to their benefit, aesthetically and...