A noise-free square inch can protect quiet over many square miles

Evidence

My logic is simple and not simply symbolic: If a loud noise, such as the passing of an aircraft, can affect many square miles, then a natural place, if maintained in a 100 percent noise-free condition, will likewise affect many square miles around it. Protect that single square inch of land from noise pollution, and quiet will prevail over a much larger area of the park. — Gordon Hempton, John Grossmann, One Square Inch of Silence- One Man’s…, 55

Categorization

• SEED: The inversion argument — silence radiating outward as noise does — is the book’s central conservation thesis and a strong essay angle.
• XREF: Connects to the reader’s prior holdings on silence as a positive reality rather than mere absence. — connects to: Protecting one small quiet spot can preserve quiet across a much larger area — Gordon Hempton, John Grossmann, One Square Inch of Silence- One Man’s…, 74; Overcast skies protect Olympic Park’s quiet by deterring scenic flights — Gordon Hempton, John Grossmann, One Square Inch of Silence- One Man’s…, 70; Having access to a quiet site reduces noise annoyance without lowering physical sound. — Almo Farina, Soundscape Ecology: Principles,…, 1133
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Gordon Hempton, John Grossmann, One Square Inch of Silence- One Man’s…, 55

Broader Connections

• Protecting one small quiet spot can preserve quiet across a much larger area #corroborates (0.90) — Gordon Hempton, John Grossmann, One Square Inch of Silence- One Man’s…, 74