Listening into others: Moralising the soundscapes in Delhi

International Development Planning Review

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 391-408

  Chandola, Tripta ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Delhi; Listening; Noise; Sensorial re turn; Slum dwellers; Soundscapes

Indexed keywords

INFORMAL SETTLEMENT; MORALITY; NOISE; URBAN AREA; URBAN PLANNING; URBAN POLICY; URBAN SOCIETY;

DELHI; INDIA;

EID: 84866658231     PISSN: 14746743     EISSN: 14783401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3828/idpr.2012.24     Document Type: Review

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