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Ocean Bio-Acoustics and Noise Pollution: Fish, Mollusks and other Sea Animals’ Use of Sound, and the Impact of Anthropogenic Noise in the Marine Acoustic Environment
Get PDFMany marine animals use sound and acoustic energy sensors to adapt to their environment. Most biological studies closely examine a particular species’ relationship to a specific stimulus. This report examines the field of biological adaptations to sound through research since 1950, assembling an overview of the biological importance of sound in the ocean. It also examines the various sources of anthropogenic noise in the sea with a focus on the potential impacts of that noise on the marine acoustic environment
Acoustic Design in the Built Environment
Get PDFThe focus of this essay will be on the real world practice of an acoustic designer, myself, working with a science centre, a zoo- logical garden and a centre for the moving image. Each of these public institutions resolved to give due consideration of their acoustic environment within the development of their public programmes, particularly as they were delivered by way of eletroacoustic systems. In as much as these sites are components of our global soundscape it may be of interest to view them as designed elements which stand in relief to the ad hoc sonic by-products found in the wider built environment. The three settings presented are chosen for their apparent diverse requirements. Of particular interest is the inherent balance between technical and creative processes that have to be applied and the decision-making process of the acoustic designer
Active Acoustics: Defining One’s Private Acoustic Environment
Get PDFImagine if you could not only escape from your everyday acoustical environment but also be instantaneously transported to any conceivable acoustic space—all without leaving an ordinary home environment. New technology now is able to offer private residences this escape into a new acoustical world with a process known as “active acoustic enhancement.
Vertiginous Spaces, Phantasmagorical Geographies: Soundscape Composition After Sebald
Get PDFIn this short essay, I explore a perceived affinity between soundscape studies and the literary poetics of W.G. Sebald. Sebald’s work has served as an elemental inspiration for my emerging soundscape compositions. In particular, I attempt to echo the ambiance created in his work; his thematic preoccupa- tion with place, memory, and melancholy; the poetic methodology of walking; and a preoccupation with ruins. By situating Sebald’s poetics loosely within a tradition of “psychogeography” I hope to draw attention to the shared methods and outcomes of this tradi- tion with soundscape composition. I focus on walking and the situationist dérive, or drift, a heightening of the senses, a blurring of the real and imaginary, and a simultaneity of past and present. Furthermore, I identify in the shared aesthetic a positive response to the ‘spatial turn’ in the humanities which emphasized space and place over temporal concerns
Wayback Sound Machine: Sound Through Time, Space and Place
Get PDFTwo years ago I found myself in a location and situation that brought to mind the connections between sound and memory, which lead to considerations about sound and history. Upon thought and research, then experiments within my own practice, I have since been exploring what can come from recreating or creating sound from back in time. I have been excited about what this research has meant to my own work, as well as exploring the work of others who I meet of other disciplines engaged in similar lines of practice
Thinking about Grain of the Voice
No full textThere are many strands in our filmmaking practice, which now spans 50 years [ed. and over 80 films]. Quite early we became interested in the Australian landscape as our subject and inspiration.
In 1973 we became aware (thanks to the film/ video maker Joseph El Khourey) of the 1901 film documentation of Arunta ceremonies by Walter Baldwin Spencer, and of his writing in The Native Tribes of Central Australia.1 Intrigued with Baldwin Spencer’s writing on the Arunta people, his photographs and film work, we set off to visit Uluru, Katatjuta, Unthurqua, and to travel along the Mac- Donnell Ranges. We under- took a constant filming practice, and recording of ambient sound.
Revisiting the Vancouver Soundscape Tape Collection: Motives, Intentions, & Practice
Get PDFDuring the early 1970s, a team of researchers at Simon Fraser University began documenting soundscapes throughout Vancouver. These recordings eventually became a significant part of The Vancouver Soundscape (World Soundscape Project, 1978), which was at the time, the most comprehensive sonic analysis of an urban environment anywhere in the world. Just over twenty years later, during the mid 1990s, the project was revisited for the first time, where the motive of the endeavor remained similar to that of the 1970s: the documentation of “typical” Vancouver sound signals, soundmarks, and soundscapes
Canadian Armed Forces Assistance to Law Enforcement and Civil Authorities
Get PDFOn November 24, 2022, Lieutenant Commander (LCDR) Heidi Straarup, Deputy Judge Advocate, Maritime Fleet Pacific, Royal Canadian Navy presented on Canadian Armed Forces Assistance to Law Enforcement and Civil Authorities. The presentation was followed by a question-and-answer period with questions from the audience and CASIS Vancouver executives. The key points discussed were the matters and processes in which the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) will provide assistance to law enforcement, as well as the statutory authority to provide such assistance.
Received: 2023-01-27
Revised: 2023-03-0
A Case Study of Urban Design, Wellbeing and Mental Health in Lapua, Finland
Get PDFAccording to the United Nations ' Sustainable development goals (SDGs) ranking list, Finland is one of the most sustainable countries. At first glance, Lapua: a town in the Southern Ostrobothnia region of western Finland, seems to be safe and sustainable, however, extensive interviews and observation revealed interesting points that demand a reflection and amendments of customary views. This study reviews existing literature and expands on experts’ and citizens’ opinions on mental health (MH) and well-being within Lapua’s urban design and planning. The reviewed literature examines the mental health status in Finland and the position of urban planning in Lapua, and its geographical significance. The semi-structured interview was conducted among 10 experts such as architects, psychiatrists, artists, etc. in Lapua. The qualitative data on their perception was obtained, transcribed, analyzed, and presented. The case study result suggests that some of the urban design factors that influence mental health are the availability of parks and green spaces, cultural heritage, housing, etc. Also, some opportunities identified for improving mental health-related urban planning and design in Lapua, include the concept of third space, age inclusivity in housing, integrating public art in urban design, etc
DO DISRUPTION, IDEATION, AND INNOVATION FEED ONE ANOTHER?
Get PDFOn November 21, 2022, Dr. Gitanjali Adlakha-Hutcheon, A/Chief Scientist of the Health Sciences domain at the Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) presented Do Disruption, Ideation, and Innovation Feed One Another? The presentation was followed by a question-and-answer period with questions from the audience and CASIS-Vancouver executives. The key points discussed were the positive and negative natures and impacts of disruption; the manner in which ideation and innovation addresses disruption; and the interdependence of disruption, ideation, and innovation within the context of emerging threats and societal resilience.
Received: 2022-12-28Revised: 2023-01-0