A Study of the World Soundscape Project
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Thesis
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Category
Thesis
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Publication Year
1982
Abstract
MFA Thesis
The purpose of this thesis is to initiate a comprehensive study of the World Soundscape Project, to understand its significance in modern society and to evaluate its accomplishments.
The first chapter clarifies what aspects of modern acoustic environments led to the establishment of the Project. The Project's concerns include noise pollution, listening attitudes and noisy music. Chapter One also outlines the aims and the strategies the Project set for itself in order to improve the situation. The aims include undertaking interdisciplinary study of acoustic environments, changing and improving acoustic environments, and educating the public. The present writer recognized four major strategies of the Project, that is, conceptual, educational, political and social. The thesis examines several of the Project's basic concepts including "soundscape", "acoustic design" and "acoustic ecology". Later chapters examine the chronological development of the Project and analyze its works in order to determine how the Project tried to fulfil its aims. The history of the Project has been divided into a number of periods, the preparation period, the full-scale operation period, and the stagnation period. The works examined range from such books as 'The Book Of Noise', 'The Vancouver Soundscape', and 'Handbook of Acoustic Ecology' to the musical piece 'Okeanos' and the radio programme 'Soundscapes of Canada'. Finally, the thesis evaluates the accomplishments of the Project. Except for the production of actual acoustic spaces, the Project was found to be quite successful in that it fulfilled the majority of its aims.
The purpose of this thesis is to initiate a comprehensive study of the World Soundscape Project, to understand its significance in modern society and to evaluate its accomplishments.
The first chapter clarifies what aspects of modern acoustic environments led to the establishment of the Project. The Project's concerns include noise pollution, listening attitudes and noisy music. Chapter One also outlines the aims and the strategies the Project set for itself in order to improve the situation. The aims include undertaking interdisciplinary study of acoustic environments, changing and improving acoustic environments, and educating the public. The present writer recognized four major strategies of the Project, that is, conceptual, educational, political and social. The thesis examines several of the Project's basic concepts including "soundscape", "acoustic design" and "acoustic ecology". Later chapters examine the chronological development of the Project and analyze its works in order to determine how the Project tried to fulfil its aims. The history of the Project has been divided into a number of periods, the preparation period, the full-scale operation period, and the stagnation period. The works examined range from such books as 'The Book Of Noise', 'The Vancouver Soundscape', and 'Handbook of Acoustic Ecology' to the musical piece 'Okeanos' and the radio programme 'Soundscapes of Canada'. Finally, the thesis evaluates the accomplishments of the Project. Except for the production of actual acoustic spaces, the Project was found to be quite successful in that it fulfilled the majority of its aims.
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- https://www.sfu.ca/sonic-studio-webdav/WSP_Doc/Articles/Torigoe/Introduction.pdf;
- https://www.sfu.ca/sonic-studio-webdav/WSP_Doc/Articles/Torigoe/Chapter%201.pdf;
- https://www.sfu.ca/sonic-studio-xwebdav/WSP_Doc/Articles/Torigoe/Chapter%202.pdf;
- https://www.sfu.ca/sonic-studio-webdav/WSP_Doc/Articles/Torigoe/Chapter%203.1.pdf;
- https://www.sfu.ca/sonic-studio-webdav/WSP_Doc/Articles/Torigoe/Chapter%203.2.pdf;
- https://www.sfu.ca/sonic-studio-webdav/WSP_Doc/Articles/Torigoe/Chapter%203.3.pdf;
- https://www.sfu.ca/sonic-studio-webdav/WSP_Doc/Articles/Torigoe/Conclusion.pdf;
- https://www.sfu.ca/sonic-studio-webdav/WSP_Doc/Articles/Torigoe/Appendix.pdf
- https://www.sfu.ca/sonic-studio-webdav/WSP_Doc/Articles/Torigoe/Chapter%201.pdf;
- https://www.sfu.ca/sonic-studio-xwebdav/WSP_Doc/Articles/Torigoe/Chapter%202.pdf;
- https://www.sfu.ca/sonic-studio-webdav/WSP_Doc/Articles/Torigoe/Chapter%203.1.pdf;
- https://www.sfu.ca/sonic-studio-webdav/WSP_Doc/Articles/Torigoe/Chapter%203.2.pdf;
- https://www.sfu.ca/sonic-studio-webdav/WSP_Doc/Articles/Torigoe/Chapter%203.3.pdf;
- https://www.sfu.ca/sonic-studio-webdav/WSP_Doc/Articles/Torigoe/Conclusion.pdf;
- https://www.sfu.ca/sonic-studio-webdav/WSP_Doc/Articles/Torigoe/Appendix.pdf
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