Smell and the City Workshop: Manchester, 19th March 2012
Forty sensory experts, students, artists, urban designers and business people from across the UK gathered together at the University of Manchester on the 19th March 2012 for a half-day interdisciplinary workshop … Continue reading
Littering levels on public transport influenced by ambient odour
Littering levels on public transport influenced by ambient odour
A team of Dutch social psychologists has proposed a simple solution to the litter problem on trains – infuse carriages with the citrus scent of cleaning product.
Every smell has a story to tell
It doesn’t matter how many times I carry out smellwalks with people, there’s always something interesting and unusual that we stumble upon. Earlier this week, Kate McLean and I led … Continue reading
Smell and the City 1
How smells enter our experience of the city As central gathering points for people, products, activities, vehicles and things, cities have famously delivered stimulation to all of our varied senses. … Continue reading
Smell and the City 