Soundscape planning remains a challenge to many urban practitioners due in part to a
scarcity of soundscape design tools. While many sound planning tools exist, they are …

Most urban professionals (planners, designers, policy-makers) are not trained in acoustics
or soundscapes. However, the decisions that they make often shape the sound …

While sound plays a critical role in our experience of the built environment, professionals
feel ill-equipped to design and plan with sound in mind. Through a document analysis for 22 …

While municipal regulations are a primary means to manage noise concerns, little research
has been done on the main shortcomings of municipal noise regulations and how they are …

These regulatory processes, mechanisms and organizations vary across continents,
countries and even regions, and this chapter can only provide a limited overview of the …

The sound of our urban environments, framed as urban noise, is an increasing concern as
cities develop, diversify, and densify, impacting both well-being and quality of life for a …