This document provides an introduction to soundscapes by Dr. Neil Bruce from the University of Salford. It discusses the history and development of soundscape studies from Southworth's work on environment and behavior in the 1960s to Schafer's work founding soundscape studies in the 1970s. It also discusses how soundscapes influence architecture, urban planning, health, legislation, and social issues. Perception of soundscapes is based on factors like expectation, safety, and control. The document concludes with parting thoughts and an invitation for the reader to ask one question.

1. Soundscape : an introduction
By Dr. Neil Bruce
University of Salford

2. Introduction in 20 Seconds

3. What is….Soundscape

4. How did we get to Schafer?

5. What is….Soundscape
Southworth - Environment and
behaviour

6. Music – Romantic era (18th
C)

7. Modernism – (20th
C) Musique
Concreté

8. “Sound is 50 per cent of
the motion picture
experience.”
- George Lucas

9. Remember
“You can watch a film/program with a bad
picture, but you can’t watch a film with bad
sound!”

10. Does this apply to architecture and
design?

11. Why always Noise?

12. Urban planning and design
Health and wellbeing
Legislation
Social Issues
Enhancing a space
Special Effect
Masking

13. How? Soundwalking

14. How? Field Recording

15. Methodology

16. Perception factors
• Perception of a space is based on a number of factors
• Expectation
- Acoustic
- Behavioural
• Safety
• All lead to increasing negative perception

17. Place Norms
Context
Control
Sound at source
One’s self with in space
Ability to tell others to fit norm

18. Example time

19. Parting Thoughts….

20. Question…Just one!