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ABSTRACT
The pioneering work of the World Soundscape Project in North America and Europe in the 1970s has laid a foundation for acoustic ecology, soundscape composition and a model of the acoustic community. Based on this work, the author suggests some guiding principles for the qualitative aspects of urban acoustic design and sustainability that address quality of life issues.
Websites
WSP Database. www.sfu.ca/sonic-studio/WSPDatabase; contact Barry Truax ([email protected]) for a guest password.
WSP print publications: www.sfu.ca/~truax/index.html#WSP
Sonic Research Studio: www.sfu.ca/sonic-studio
Handbook for Acoustic Ecology: www.sfu.ca/sonic-studio-webdav/handbook/index.html
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No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author.
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Barry Truax
Barry Truax worked with the World Soundscape Project at Simon Fraser University, editing its Handbook for Acoustic Ecology, and has published a book Acoustic Communication dealing with sound and technology, now in its 2nd edition. He is also a composer of multi-channel electroacoustic and soundscape works. Recently he guest edited two theme issues on soundscape composition for the Cambridge journal Organised Sound, and is co-editor of the Routledge Companion to Sounding Art.