PUBLICATIONS
PUBLICATIONS
Place-based methodologies for design research: An ethnographic approach
The debate about place has long intersected with design studies. Our contribution to interdisciplinary design is to facilitate a dialogue between design and human geography. Grounded in Doreen Massey’s conceptualisation of place as the interrelations of diverse powers, processes and practices, this paper combines ethnographic methods and examples into a succinct place-based methodology for design […]
DOWNLOAD pdfPlanty Design Activism: Alliances with Seeds
In cities across Australia and elsewhere, individuals and groups are experimenting with initiatives to link urban dwellers to local ecologies and strengthen the relation with and awareness of the environment. Community and street gardens, bush regeneration working bees, botanical and bird-watching expeditions in city parks and green areas are examples of this renewed interest in […]
DOWNLOAD pdfThe Green Square Atlas of Civic Ecologies
Civic ecologies are stewardship activities that combine care for the environment and care for place. The Green Square Atlas of Civic Ecologies shares stories of environmental champions who live and work in Sydney’s Green Square precinct, along with simple tips to green and nourish your neighbourhood no matter where you live. The Green Square Atlas is […]
DOWNLOAD pdfRosemary in roundabouts, lemons over the fence: how to go urban foraging safely, respectfully and cleverly
Published in The Conversation and The Guardian Does anything beat the experience of finding a wild mulberry tree and stuffing a handful of fresh juicy berries in your mouth? Have you ever roasted potatoes with a sprig of rosemary taken from an overgrown nature strip?
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with Shannon Foster Published in The Conversation Sydney’s Green Square is one of Australia’s biggest urban renewal projects. But it’s much more than a construction site. First Nations people know it by another name: nadunga gurad, or sand dune Country.
DOWNLOAD pdfMapping Edges + Linda Knight + Alys Longley at Livingmaps Network
We were honoured and excited to present our research to the Livingmaps Network with Linda Knight and Alys Longley last month. We wrote about this presentation earlier, and now the webinar is available on Livingmaps’ YouTube. Livingmaps Network writes: the webinar features three presentations by artists located in lands deeply impacted by colonisation […]
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