Prohibiting sound is futile, so acoustic design must replace noise abatement

Evidence

The outright prohibition of sound being impossible, and all exercises in noise abatement being consequently futile, these negative activities must now be turned to positive advantage following the indications of the new art and science of acoustic design. — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 794

Categorization

• DEFINE: Defines acoustic design by contrast with futile noise-abatement campaigns.
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 794
• XREF: connects to: Noise abatement is futile because sound cannot be prohibited outright; 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; The unattainable ideal of absolute silence is necessary to resist noise’s control — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels: The Quest for Absolute…, 616 (+2 more)

Broader Connections

• The unattainable ideal of absolute silence is necessary to resist noise’s control #complicates (0.50) — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels, 616
• Noise pollution persists because music education neglected soundscape awareness #expands (0.40) — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 400