Sensitising criminology to experiences of environmental noise

Environmental noise pollution is an under explored phenomenon within green-criminological literature. The aim of this chapter is to sketch out theoretical and methodological strategies which would highlight noise as a serious harm which has systematically been made intangible. Addressing this intangibility is a complex task, requiring multiple considerations including the particularity of the sensory pollution itself. Sound studies provide nuanced understandings in conceptualising and researching sound and noise as sensory phenomena. Specifically, I propose that materialist approaches to sound as well as ‘sonic methods’ as particularly compatible with the main concerns of critical-green criminology. Engaging in a dialogue with sound studies will provide actionable tools for tackling issues related to noise and the environment.