If you live in an urban landscape, you may be all too familiar with the sound of traffic rushing past, dogs barking or the voices of people gathering right outside your bedroom window. Even if you don ...

“Noise” is a fuzzy word—a noisy one, in the statistical sense. Its meanings run the gamut from the negative to the positive, from the overpowering to the mysterious, from anarchy to sublimity. The ...

Stephen Stansfeld consults to Arup UK, Parsons Brinckerhoff and Thames Tideway Tunnel. He has received funding for noise research from the European Commission, DEFRA and Local Authorities related to ...