The City of Din
Decibels, Noise, and Neighbors in the Netherlands, 1910-1980
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3924486 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Karin Bijsterveld (0000-0002-8606-3437, Maastricht University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Pages | 173-193 |
| Publication date | 2003-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Osiris (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0369-7827 • E-ISSN: 1933-8287 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/649383 |
| PMID | 12964594 |
| OpenAlex | W2058510967 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
Science and technology have played a crucial role in regulating problems resulting from urban overcrowding. In the twentieth century, the decibel became a major factor in controlling, for instance, urban traffic noise in the Netherlands. "The city of din" led to the creation of the portable noise meter to measure decibels, but the urban context also set limits on its utility in noise conflicts between neighbors. Regarding neighborly noise, the trust in numbers failed to be productive. Legislation,based on objective noise levels, aimed at regulating disturbance from neighbors was not realized in any comprehensive manner, due to changing class relations and the increasing recognition of both the subjectivity of noise and the right to make noise in the privacy of one's own home
Acoustics · Archaeology · Decibel · Fraternity · Legislation · Noise reduction · Overcrowding · Physics · Political science · Telecommunications · Traffic noise · Computer Science · Cybernetics and Technology in Society · Financial Crisis of the 21st Century · Historical Education Studies Worldwide · History · Law · Artificial Intelligence
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,27 |
| Citation span | 2004 - 2022 (19) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |