This paper explores how British rural space is variously constructed through the sonic-aural realm. Through a review of literature from the social scientific and artistic domains, the article proposes a typology of approaches and conceptual frameworks to illustrate the processes and actors involved in a sonic geography / rural aurality. Tranquillity / pastoralism, acoustic ecology, quotidian li...

Rural areas cover 90% of the EU’s territory and half of the Europeans live in these areas. It is of high priority to ensure the full participation right of these people in the information society, which means considering them during the newest developments (such as AAL) as well. In this paper, we envision a PDA-centered medical sensor system setup that is suitable for the AAL homecare scenario ...