Urban Greening

Purpose:

There is increasing evidence that not only do many animal and insect species communicate with sound frequencies above the threshold of human hearing, but so do plants. Equally, everyday human activity produces such ultrasound, especially in busy city centers. There is increasing momentum to 'green' our cities by encouraging urban biodiversity, yet little research on the impact of human ultrasound activity on such efforts. This project will conduct a preliminary investigation of the Aalborg ultrasoundscape, developing new AI methods and machine listening datasets designed specifically for urban ultrasonic sources. In this way, we aim to contribute knowledge to the development of a truly sustainable urban greening.

Participants:

Music and Sound Knowledge Group (MaSK)

Department of Architecture, Design and Media Technology (CREATE)