Published January 30, 2026 | Version v1
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Listening as Urban Strategy

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This presentation frames listening as strategic urban intelligence: a practice-led, art-and-data-driven approach that connects situated experience (Sonic UX) to planning and design leverage (Sonic Habitat) using geolocated recordings, fieldwork, and GIS.

Further developed during the ReSilence S+T+ARTS residency through research along the Chaussée d’Anvers (Brussels North), it articulates a method built around geocoded walks, field recording, and participatory feedback formats (sonic journal; audio essay). A collaboration with CERTH enabled the integration of GDPR-aware passive logging and AI-assisted indices (AER/USS) to analyse “sonic space shifts” in urban redevelopment contexts.

The method foregrounds data ethics and positions itself as a complement to conventional noise monitoring—linking what is heard and felt in place to urban form, atmospheres, and policy/design questions, at the scale of the urban block and neighbourhood.

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Subtitle (French)
l'écoute comme une intelligence urbaine stratégique

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Conference paper: 978-989-757-300-2 (ISBN)
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Dataset: 10.5281/zenodo.17701787 (DOI)
Other: 10.5281/zenodo.17407345 (DOI)
Book chapter: 978-2-9602558-9-8 (ISBN)

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2026-01-30

References

  • Claus, C. (2025). CDA Sonic Drift: Geospatial Workflow for Art-Driven Sonic Planning Research (AI-open) (v1.0) [Dataset]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17701787
  • Claus, C. (2025). CDA Sonic Drift (v1.0) [Audio essay; mixed-media artwork]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17407345
  • Claus, C., Loupas, G., Kritopoulou, P., & Georgakopoulou, N. (2024). Sonic Drift CDA: Performance of an AI-based sonic geographic dérive. In Proceedings of the 5th International Congress on Ambiances (pp. 432–443). ISBN 978-989-757-300-2.
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