‘Urban & Suburban Nature Interactions’, Impacts and Serendipitous Narratives of The My Naturewatch Project

Phillips, Robert; Anderson, R; Abbas-Nazari, Amina; Gaver, William and Boucher, Andy. 2020. ‘Urban & Suburban Nature Interactions’, Impacts and Serendipitous Narratives of The My Naturewatch Project. Proceedings of the Design Society: DESIGN Conference, 1, pp. 2109-2118. [Article]

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Abstract or Description

The My Naturewatch project uses self-build wildlife cameras supporting new public engagements with nature & technology. The project used Open Design methods providing self-defined, bespoke
making outputs, modelling ‘environmental citizenship’, transitioning beyond sustainability. By codesigning makers were encouraged to engage with ecosystems refocusing human habitats & perspectives driven by curiosity. The article shares a qualitative evaluation of the project’s impact on participants, describing attitudes, understanding and behaviour towards technology & nature
changed by participation.

Item Type:

Article

Identification Number (DOI):

https://doi.org/10.1017/dsd.2020.6

Keywords:

design activities, co-design, collaborative design, engagement, nature

Departments, Centres and Research Units:

Design
Design > Interaction Research Studio

Dates:

DateEvent
11 June 2020Published Online

Item ID:

29442

Date Deposited:

16 Nov 2020 10:12

Last Modified:

15 Jan 2021 14:48

Peer Reviewed:

Yes, this version has been peer-reviewed.

URI:

https://research.gold.ac.uk/id/eprint/29442

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