Acoustic Ecology

Basic characteristics of sound. The concept of soundscape as a dynamic composition of sound components in three-dimensional space. Equipment and techniques for recording and processing sounds. Analysis and synthesis of soundscapes. Techniques for reproducing sound in space in two and three dimensions. Principles of psychoacoustics, sound and noise. Measurement of sound, the process of compiling noise maps. The concept of noise pollution, noise as a factor in the degradation of environmental quality.