Patsarika, M., Schneider, T. orcid.org/0000-0003-2372-0919 and Edwards, M. (2018) ‘If I Was King Of India I Would Get All The Horns Out Of Cars’: A Qualitative Study of Sound In Delhi. International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, 42 (1). pp. 74-89. ISSN 0309-1317
Abstract
In this paper we present an experimental sonic space, the mobile noise abatement pod (mNAP), constructed and used over a two-week period in Delhi, India, in December 2014. The interdisciplinary project, involving a composer, designer, carpenter, development scholar, filmmaker, graphic designer and sociologist, aimed to investigate how noise, including honking as one of the most prevalent sounds in Indian cities, is perceived. The fieldwork reveals noise as a complex contextual, spatial and personal experience that is as much about habit as it is about identity and class, intimately related to economic inequality and inherently connected to social justice. This text suggests that attempts to reduce levels of noise need to take into account its meaning and position – by whom and how narratives of noise reduction are constructed and reproduced.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2017 Urban Research Publications Limited. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in International Journal of Urban and Regional Research. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | spatial experiment; noise pollution; honking; place identity; social class; inequality; Delhi; India |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > School of Architecture (Sheffield) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number ARTS AND HUMANITIES RESEARCH COUNCIL (AHRC) AH/M005658/1 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 14 Oct 2016 09:19 |
Last Modified: | 14 Dec 2023 11:15 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1111/1468-2427.12470 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:105939 |