This collection of essays, edited by Helmi Järviluoma and Gregg Wagstaff, will be essential to anyone interested in the sonic environment. A growing ecological awareness in the later half of the 20th century has given rise to a widening concern for the state of our soundscapes.

the last few years have witnessed promising developments in soundscape studies, and this book is the first collection to focus upn soundscape research methods. The contributers to this volume form an international and multidisciplinary team of researchers, from architecture, Ethnomusicology, Sonic Art, (time) Geography, Biology, Sociology and Urban planning.