Experiential Walks for Urban Design: Revealing, Representing, and Activating the Sensory Environment

The edited volume explores the topic of experiential walks, which is the practice of multi— or mono—sensory and in—motion immersion into an urban or natural environment. The act of walking is hence intended as a process of (re—)discovering, reflecting and learning through an embodied experience. Specific attention is devoted to the investigation of the ambiance of places and its dynamic atmospheric perception that contribute to generating the social experience. This topic is gaining increas...