Industry vs. Residence: Sonic Cohabitation in Assumption Sud-Longue Pointe
2022 – 2023; 2024 – 2025
2 MITACS Accelerate programs with Ville de Montreal
The City of Montreal (Service of Economic Development), Montreal’s Public Health Agency (DRSP), Observatoire des Milieux de Vie urbains (OMV-UQAM), Montreal Port authority, other collaborators
Ports contribute to the vitality and attractiveness of cities but can also generate conflicts around noise
We investigate soundscape in residential areas in the proximity of the port provide to inform policy making that integrates a sonic dimension
Ports are key economic players for their cities, but generate nuisances for their residents, including in the sonic dimension. In Montreal, the Assomption Sud–Longue-Pointe area is especially impacted with issues of sonic cohabitation between port and industries activities and residential uses.
In the present project, Sounds in the CIty, together with the Observatoire des Milieux de Vie urbains (OMV) from UQAM, documented the situation to better understand the dynamics at play, not only on an acoustic level but also in terms of quality of life of residents Assomption Sud–Longue-Pointe is a complex area that requires a multi-pronged efforts to address current issues of cohabitation and politically tense situations.
Residents and workers in the area had a lengthy, readily available list of suggestions on how to make the area more livable. These cover not only technical solutions, but also urban planning and design, communication and community building or governance. These solutions sometimes offer innovative, place-based solutions that demonstrate the crucial nature of the input of locals when both documenting and seeking to transform an area.
The Sounds in the City team is now collaborating with both the Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve borough and the Montreal Port authority to implement solutions to sonic cohabitation issues between the industrial and residential uses in the area.
For details, please contact: Catherine Guastavino
Recorded soundwalks in Assomption-Sud-Longue-Pointe (Fall 2024)