Hear where we are - Stocker, Michael (Bioacoustician)
sound, ecology, and sense of place
KORTE INHOUD
Throughout history, hearing and sound perception have been typically framed in the context of how sound conveys information and how that information influences the listener. Hear Where We Are inverts this premise and examines how humans and other hearing animals use sound to establish acoustical relationships with their surroundings. This simple inversion reveals a panoply of possibilities by which we can re-evaluate how hearing animals use, produce, and perceive sound. Nuance in vocalizations become signals of enticement or boundary setting; silence becomes a field ripe in auditory possibilities; predator/prey relationships are infused with acoustic deception, and sounds that have been considered territorial cues become the fabric of cooperative acoustical communities. This inversion also expands the context of sound perception into a larger perspective that centers on biological adaptation within acoustic habitats. Here, the rapid synchronized flight patterns of flocking birds and the tight maneuvering of s...
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2013Uitgever: Springer Verlag200 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 1461472849ISBN-13: 9781461472841Koop dit boek tweedehands
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2013, paperback, goed exemplaar good copy [Auteur: Stocker, Michael] [Taal: en] [Uitgever: Springer Verlag] [Jaar: 2013] [Titel: Hear Where We Are / Sound, Ecology, and Sense of Place]
