describing the contemporary sound environment

• Home
  • About this work
• Abstract
• Acknowledgements
• I. Introduction
• II. Analysis of the models
  • Aims and fields of application
  • Epistemological approach
  • Main Concepts and Models
• III. Methodologies
  • The Three Methodologies
  • The Synthesis
• IV. Case Study
  • Summary
  • Representative Locations
  • Acoustic Community
• V. Conclusion
• Appendices
  • B. Glossary
  • C. Sonic Mind Maps
  • D. Questions
  • E. Sequential Analysis
  • F. Sonic Identity Charts
  • G. Newspaper Article
• Audio Excerpts
• Bibliography

This site presents an electronic version of the Master's thesis I completed during the summer 2004, titled:

Describing the Contemporary Sound Environment;
An Analysis of Three Approaches, their Synthesis,
and a Case Study of Commercial Drive, Vancouver, BC.

A hardcopy version can be found at Simon Fraser University's Library, or through your interlibrary loans services (if by any chance you are not located in Vancouver). You can also download the whole document (4.7 Mo) as a .PDF file here. thesis
Please feel free to contact me for any specific question or comment this reading may trigger!

Cheers!

David Paquette
david (at) sharawadji (dot) org
http://www.sharawadji.org