Canberra’s Urban Soundscape

Alastair Swayn Internship
Written By Erin Hinton

Researcher
Daniel Schorn

Published
31 May 2020

Funding
Alastair Swayn Internship

 

Identifying and reviewing the regulatory environment and mapping the existing Canberran urban soundscape to create visualisation tools to define acoustic uses and planning for the future.

This research looks at the engagement of the urban soundscape to be a visualisation tool to further understand the characteristics of the noise experience. Understanding the balance of noise impacts through the consideration of the properties of acoustic materials, screening, masking, architectural conditions and programmatic layering will give Canberrans a better insight into the future implementation and densification of the regulatory environment.

The Alastair Swayn Internship 2019: The Alastair Swayn Internship Program is a joint initiative between the Alastair Swayn Foundation, the ACT Government and the University of Canberra.

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