{"product_id":"hear-where-we-are-sound-ecology-and-sense-of-place-paperback","title":"Hear Where We Are: Sound, Ecology, and Sense of Place - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Stocker\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThroughout history, hearing and sound perception have been typically framed in the context of how sound conveys information and how that information influences the listener. \"Hear Where We Are\" inverts this premise and examines how humans and other hearing animals use sound to establish acoustical relationships with their surroundings. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis simple inversion reveals a panoply of possibilities by which we can re-evaluate how hearing animals use, produce, and perceive sound. Nuance in vocalizations become signals of enticement or boundary setting; silence becomes a field ripe in auditory possibilities; predator\/prey relationships are infused with acoustic deception, and sounds that have been considered territorial cues become the fabric of cooperative acoustical communities. This inversion also expands the context of sound perception into a larger perspective that centers on biological adaptation within acoustic habitats. Here, the rapid synchronized flight patterns of flocking birds and the tight maneuvering of schooling fish becomes an acoustic engagement. Likewise, when stridulating crickets synchronize their summer evening chirrups, it has more to do with the 'cricket community' monitoring their collective boundaries rather than individual crickets establishing 'personal' territory or breeding fitness. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \"Hear Where We Are\" the author continuously challenges many of the bio-acoustic orthodoxies, reframing the entire inquiry into sound perception and communication. By moving beyond our common assumptions, many of the mysteries of acoustical behavior become revealed, exposing a fresh and fertile panorama of acoustical experience and adaptation. \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThroughout history, hearing and sound perception have been typically framed in the context of how sound conveys information and how that information influences the listener. \u003ci\u003eHear Where We Are\u003c\/i\u003e inverts this premise and examines how humans and other hearing animals use sound to establish acoustical relationships with their surroundings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis simple inversion reveals a panoply of possibilities by which we can re-evaluate how hearing animals use, produce, and perceive sound. Nuance in vocalizations become signals of enticement or boundary setting; silence becomes a field ripe in auditory possibilities; predator\/prey relationships are infused with acoustic deception, and sounds that have been considered territorial cues become the fabric of cooperative acoustical communities. This inversion also expands the context of sound perception into a larger perspective that centers on biological adaptation within acoustic habitats. Here, the rapid synchronized flight patterns of flocking birds and the tight maneuvering of schooling fish becomes an acoustic engagement. Likewise, when stridulating crickets synchronize their summer evening chirrups, it has more to do with the 'cricket community' monitoring their collective boundaries rather than individual crickets establishing 'personal' territory or breeding fitness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eHear Where We Are\u003c\/i\u003e the author continuously challenges many of the bio-acoustic orthodoxies, reframing the entire inquiry into sound perception and communication. By moving beyond our common assumptions, many of the mysteries of acoustical behavior become revealed, exposing a fresh and fertile panorama of acoustical experience and adaptation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eHear Where We Are\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eHear Where We Are\u003c\/i\u003e is as poetic as it is informative - in the tradition of some of the best scientific writing.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJulia Whitty, Author, \u003ci\u003eDeep Blue Home: An Intimate Ecology of Our Wild Ocean\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eHear Where We Are\u003c\/i\u003e opens up an entirely new way of understanding not only sound perception but our place within the world... I no longer just hear my surroundings, rather I am now aware of how deeply sound shapes my relationship to the world around me...\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKevin W. Kelley, Author, \u003ci\u003eThe Home Planet \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael Stocker is an acoustician, musician and naturalist who has been an active spokesperson about human generated ocean noise pollution 1992. He is a technical generalist with professional credentials in electronic design, communication systems, physics, and acoustics. He has worked with high profile projects and clients including Skywalker Ranch, the \"cult\" feature film Koyyanisqatsi, Monterrey Bay Aquarium, The US National Holocaust Museum, Electric Light Orchestra, Harry Nielson, and the premier bio-mimicry research firm Pax Scientific. He is also conversant in biology and mycology. His ability to convey complex scientific issues in clear terms to a non-scientific audience is one of his hallmarks and has proven instrumental in conveying the complex ideas of ocean bio-acoustics to a lay public as well as to policy makers. By way of this ability, he has written text on ocean noise policy that has been included in current and pending legislation at the state and federal level, including the California Ocean Action Plan, and Barbara Boxer's pending \"National Ocean Protections Act.\" In 2006 he won the prestigious \"Heart of Marin\" award for \"Excellence in Non-profit Board Leadership.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDr. Stocker is currently the Director of Ocean Conservation Research, seeking solutions to the growing problem of human-generated ocean noise pollution though science, technology, policy development, and public outreach.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 9 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 21, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51751275069728,"sku":"9781461472841","price":30.22,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/ec7ae7c9b406615298438d1fc86f44ab.webp?v=1779969216","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/hear-where-we-are-sound-ecology-and-sense-of-place-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}