DiscoverSoundproofist22 | Planning urban soundscapes - with Dr. Kenya Williams
22 | Planning urban soundscapes - with Dr. Kenya Williams

22 | Planning urban soundscapes - with Dr. Kenya Williams

Update: 2021-08-30
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Cities and communities have their own sound markers, as Dr. Kenya Williams points out. Dr. Williams is an urban planner, an acoustic ecologist, and an advisor to Quiet Parks International. He founded his company, "Hush Soundscape Planning & Design," in 2012. 

In  episode 22 of Soundproofist, Dr. Williams shares his journey from making mixtapes and producing music to becoming an urban planner and soundscape expert.  He shares his ideas on how to approach noise mediation in diverse communities so that noise ordinances aren't weaponized by one group against another. And he gives examples on how to put "sound first" in project planning.

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22 | Planning urban soundscapes - with Dr. Kenya Williams

22 | Planning urban soundscapes - with Dr. Kenya Williams

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