Communities can be defined by sound range rather than territory

Evidence

But I am about to propose that the ideal community may also be defined advantageously along acoustic lines. — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 703

Categorization

• XREF: Parallels to Benedict Anderson’s ‘imagined communities’ and to geographer Yi-Fu Tang’s sense of place. — connects to: Anti-noise strategies fail because they cannot restore listening connection to the land — Gordon Hempton, John Grossmann, One Square Inch of Silence- One Man’s…, 21; Bells and sirens are opposing community signals despite shared loudness — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 598; Inconspicuous everyday sounds vanish from the soundscape unnoticed by locals — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 804 (+7 more)
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 703

Broader Connections

• Soundmarks uniquely define a community’s acoustic identity and deserve protection #expands (0.65) — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 37
• A soundscape is composed of audible events rather than visible objects #expands (0.55) — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 28
• Listening together is an act of transforming shared space through sound #expands (0.50) — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 294
• A group can turn ambient environmental sounds into shared composition #expands (0.40) — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 291
• Urbanization shortened the distance humans can hear and see #complicates (0.40) — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 150
• Inconspicuous everyday sounds vanish from the soundscape unnoticed by locals #expands (0.35) — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 804
• Lo-fi soundscapes erase the distinction between signal and noise #expands (0.30)