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Cairo’s soundscape has witnessed changes due to the ongoing urban structure developments that accommodate the number of vehicles passing through the city. The soundscape produced by this growing automobility is affected not only by vehicles but also by their owners' behavior. Cairenes use their cars as a communication tool and an extension of private space. By viewing the vehicle as a component of the soundscape as well as a space that filters it, this study examines the synergy between social behavior, automobility, urban structure, and their interdependent relationship on the soundscape of Cairo. The study responds to literature elaborating on acoustic ecology, car culture, urban structure, and social behavior. The methodology applied in this study follows practice-based phenomenological research while documenting and reflecting on car cultural practices in Cairo from an aural perspective. Grounded theory contextualizes the analysis of archived audio and video material, semi-structured interviews, and performances. Performances are used as a form of action research to collect public responses and as a reflective outcome where selected participants are observed as they partake in a staged performance.

type	research exposition
keywords	Acoustic Ecology, Soundscape Studies, Automobility, Car Culture, Urban Developments, Social Behavior, Performance, Public and Private Space, Public Space, Private Space, Performance art, practice-based research
date	24/09/2024
last modified	07/01/2025
status	in progress
share status	public
affiliation	The German University in Cairo
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language	American English
url	https://www.researchcatalogue.net/view/3047350/3047351

name	Literature Review Key Word Diagram
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name	Excerpt from Intervention 3 'Car in Reverse' - Photo is a still from video documentation by Dr. Luca Nasciuti
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name	A recording of a car-ride by the author from inside the car on a daily commute. (Part of the audio archive 2021)
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name	Methodology Diagram
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name	Archived Audio Recording Sample 3
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name	Archived Audio Recording Sample 4
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name	Archived Audio Recording Sample 2
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name	Archived Audio Recording sample 1
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name	Video Archive - Physical Body Category
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name	Interventions - Reenacting Driving Behavior
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name	Pamphlet Distributed during the staged Performance (Newspaper Format)
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name	Pamphlet Distributed during the staged Performance (Newspaper Format inside)
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name	Staged Performance Documentation
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name	Internal Soundscape of Different Participants
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name	Soundscape Discussion Diagram
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name	Discussion Diagram Common Data
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name	Combined circular scenario
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name	Circular Scenario - City
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name	Circular Scenario - Human
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name	Circular Scenario - Design
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name	Circular Scenario - Sound
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name	Sound-drive 1
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name	Interventions - Amplifying Driving Behavior
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name	Sound-drive 2
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name	Interventions - Highlighting Traditional Car Practice
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name	Sound-drive 3
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name	Video Archive Example - Changed Areas Category
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name	Video Archives - Traffic Conditions Category
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name	Video Archive Example - Exciting Encounters Category
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name	In a City
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name	In a Car
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name	A Person
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Cairene Car-Culture: How are Automobility and Social Behavior Linked to The Development of The Soundscape and Urban Fabric of Cairo. (last edited: 2025)

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