Green Walking: Artful Technologies for Natural Connection

Woolford, Kirk (2025) Green Walking: Artful Technologies for Natural Connection. Leonardo, 58 (6). ISSN 0024-094X (In Press)

Abstract

The Green Walks project, funded by the ESRC and NAM, aimed to encourage people to engage with green spaces for improved mental health. Initially, it focused on developing a tool to help people find green spaces within walking distance. However, through the development of a Green View Index in Cambridge, UK, the project discovered that the main barrier wasn’t distance, but rather a lack of awareness of the green spaces that already existed. The project has since shifted its focus to help people recognize the "green" that surrounds them, even in urban environments, through photographic practices, artful interaction and community engagement.

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