Related reads: You might also enjoy one of my picks on the rise of bird deaths from glass collision in bioGraphic and a reading list on the sounds of silence by Longreads contributor Chris Wheatley.
So many elements contribute to a city’s soundscape, from songbirds to rushing streams to the collective chatter across a neighborhood. Instead, human- and machine-generated sounds like car engines, leaf blowers, and amplified Bluetooth devices typically drown out these more natural and “pleasant” sounds in urban settings.
For Noema, Jeffrey Arlo Brown explores the research in urban soundscape planning, looking to cities like Berlin for solutions that promote healthier acoustic environments.
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