Led by students of the MADD-Master in Data Design at ELISAVA, shhh… presents unpublished data on the conflict of noise pollution in Barcelona. Only behind air pollution, noise pollution is identified as the second most harmful environmental factor to health in Europe, according to the WHO. In this interview, we talk about Barcelona’s role as an urban model for change in the European context, the importance of data visualisation in addressing health issues and what the agency of designers is in the realm of public health.
shhh…a bit of silence, a tonne of health