In this paper, we will present preliminary results of our ongoing study on the
soundscapes of vacant lands in Lisbon Eastern Zone (LEZ). Our methodology comprised
two stages. Firstly, all the vacant lands of Lisbon municipality were identified and georeferenced
using remote sensing methods and high-resolution aerial photography. In the
second stage, a field survey with the purpose of characterising the morphology, vegetation,
and animal and human occupation of the vacant lands was conducted, along with field recordings
of their soundscapes. The results of our study include the classification of vacant
lands and of their soundscapes. We argue that listening to the sounds of urban vacant lands
defies traditional notions of the urban soundscape as dominated by anthrophonies.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio
