Soundwalks restore human connection to nature eroded by urbanization

Evidence

A soundwalk is an educational tool to explore the sonic ambience, to appreciate nature music, to reconstruct the confidence with nature lost after several years of sedentary life and urbanization. — Almo Farina, Soundscape Ecology, 2107

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: The soundwalk is any excursion whose main purpose is listening to the environment — Almo Farina, Soundscape Ecology: Principles,…, 2105; Urbanization shortened the distance humans can hear and see — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 150; A once rich urban natural soundscape has been thinned by development — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 34 (+5 more)

Broader Connections

• Soundwalks use mapped scores to guide attention to specific sounds #expands (0.85) — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 695
• A once rich urban natural soundscape has been thinned by development #corroborates (0.80) — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 34
• Attending closely to movement reveals a whole vivid soundscape within walking #expands (0.80) — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 431
• The act of attentive listening actively enlivens the surrounding environment #expands (0.80) — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 347
• Urbanization shortened the distance humans can hear and see #expands (0.75) — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 150
• Inconspicuous everyday sounds vanish from the soundscape unnoticed by locals #corroborates (0.75) — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 804
• Living in constructed urban environments severs people from ecological consequences #corroborates (0.75)