Temporary sound installations can be a low-cost way of dealing with noise pollution in areas of high urban density, McGill University researchers have found.
Temporary sound installations can be a low-cost way of dealing with noise pollution in areas of high urban density, McGill University researchers have found.
Dubbed the “new second hand smoke,” noise pollution can have consequences ranging from simple annoyance to such serious health problems as hearing loss and high blood pressure and can exacerbate various mental health conditions.
“We believe that temporary sound installations, as a form of low-cost, small-scale, ephemeral interventions, could be added to the tactical urbanism tool kit and lead to the development and improvement of public spaces,” said Catherine Guastavino, senior author of the article and a professor in McGill’s School of Information Studies.
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