Handbook of Acoustic Ecology, 2nd edition.(Review)

Publication: Computer Music Journal

Publication Date: 22-MAR-01

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COPYRIGHT 2001 MIT Press Journals

Barry Truax, editor: Handbook of Acoustic Ecology, 2nd edition (CD-ROM version)

CD-ROM, 1999; Cambridge Street Records, 4346 Cambridge Street, Burnaby, British Columbia V5C 1H4, Canada; fax (604) 299-3864; electronic mail truax@sfu.ca; World Wide Web www.sfu.ca/~truax/ handbook.html

The World Soundscape Project (WSP) was initiated in 1971 under the guidance of composer R. Murray Schafer. It brought together individuals such as Barry Truax and Hildegard Westerkamp to conduct sound and acoustic studies and to speculate on sociological and environmental implications of urban sound pollution and the intrusion of human sound into natural habitats. In 1993, The World Forum for Acoustic Ecology (www.interact.uoregon.edu/ MediaLit/WFAEHomePage/) was established, "an international association of affiliated organizations, and individuals, who share a common concern with the state of the world soundscape as an ecologically balanced entity."

This growing global community of concerned and active individuals and organizations has created a need for demonstrative materials for pedagogy, lobbying, and research. It is therefore only fitting that the work of the pioneers in this area of research and activism...

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