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Rewild My Street has been recognised by the following awards:

London Metropolitan University staff/student research conference, 04 July 2023: Winner, best 20-minute paper.
Kusuma Trust, Community and Environment grant: Stages 2-4 of 'Wild Ways' study.
MIT Center for Collective Intelligence, Post-Covid-19 City challenge, April 2020: Winner, Direct Action Fellowship.
London Sustainability Exchange's Sustainable City Awards 2019, Healthier Places: Finalist.
London Metropolitan University's Big Idea Challenge 2018: Finalist.
Imagine London as a National Park City international design ideas competition, June 2017: Winner.

Rewild My Street is associated with the following projects:

Wild Ways: combining design research and behavioural science to develop strategies for community-based urban rewilding.
London Met Lab: Environment: working with community partners (eg Islington and Hammersmith & Fulham councils, and Liliesleaf Trust) to address the capital's environmental challenges through knowledge exchange.
Urban Rewilding Research Network: cross-disciplinary networking with academics exploring urban nature.
Islington Greener Together: working with Islington Council, local community groups & consultant partners on 'Highbury Fields Play Street' pilot rewilding project.
Imagining The Post-Covid City: rethinking on how sustainable, resilient, liveable, and just cities can be built for urban futures that nurture human-nature relationships.
London National Park City: making the capital greener, healthier and wilder.

Rewild My Street is involved in the following events:

City Development Forum, City of Well-Being conference, Poznan, Poland, 17-18 October 2023: presentation.
Bielefeld University, Behaviour conference, Germany, 14-20 August 2023: invited speaker.
London Metropolitan University staff/student research conference, 04 July 2023: presentation of paper.
London Metropolitan University, School of Art, Architecture and Design summer show, 20 June - 01 July 2023: live projects exhibition.
New York City College of Technology, Liveable Cities conference,14-16 June 2023: presentation of paper.
The Wildlife Trusts 30 Days Wild, 01-30 June 2023: daily wild post on Instagram.
London Metropolitan University, Responding to the Environment Crisis: Interdisciplinary approaches, 01 June 2023: presentation.
London Metropolitan University, School of Art, Architecture and Design, Generosity and Architecture, 01 March 2023: presentation and panel discussion.
Kingston University, Climate Justice Day, 27 January 2023: presentation.
London Metropolitan University tree planting day, Mudchute City Farm, 30 November 2022: organiser.
London Metropolitan University, School of Art, Architecture and Design, Drawing as Practice-led Research: narrative, instructive, situated, and reflective drawings, 04-11 November 2022: exhibitor.
Planted, 'Wasted Spaces, Planted Cities, King's Cross, 24 September 2022: panel discussion.
East Finchley Town Team, Sustainable High Road, 17 September 2022: stall.
London Metropolitan University, Climate Change Symposium, 25 July 2022: presentation of paper.
London Metropolitan University staff/student research conference, 12 July 2022: presentation of paper.
London Metropolitan University, School of Art, Architecture and Design summer show, 22 June - 02 July 2022: live projects exhibition.
University of Calgary, Cultures, Communities and Design conference, 28-30 June 2022: presentation of paper.
NCACE, Culture and Collaborations on Climate Emergency, 23 June 2022: presentation.
The Wildlife Trusts 30 Days Wild, 01-30 June 2022: daily wild tweet on Twitter.
London Metropolitan University, Ecological Dialogues: Perspectives on Art, Architecture and Design Education, 24 May 2022: panel chair.
The Nature of Cities Festival, 29-31 March 2022: micro-talk.
Green Week, London Metropolitan University, 07-11 March 2022: daily postcard on forum, Twitter & Instagram.
London Metropolitan University tree planting day, Mudchute City Farm, 23 February 2022: organiser.
Torriano Primary School Year 1 STEAM project, 10 February 2022: presentation.
London Metropolitan University, 'Urban Nature', Ecological Dialogues: Sustainable Communities and the Question of Nature, 15 December 2021: presentation and panel discussion.
National Bioblitz Network, European Bioblitz 2021, 28-29 September 2021: research showcase.
MIT Center for Collective Intelligence, Imagining Post COVID-19 Cities, August 2021: website.
Pesticide Action Network UK, Abundant Green Networks: Reimagining our urban spaces, 21 July 2021: presentation and panel discussion.
London Metropolitan University staff/student research conference, 20-21 July 2021: presentation of paper.
London Festival of Architecture, ‘Wilding City Streets’, Wilding: Growing, 23 June 2021: presentation and panel discussion.
Sierra Club Quebec, ‘Rewilding Your Streets: Transforming towns and cities for wildlife’, 15 June 2021: presentation.
City University of New York, Cities in a Changing World conference, 16-18 June 2021: presentation of paper.
The Wildlife Trusts 30 Days Wild, 01-30 June 2021: daily rewilding inspiration on forum, Twitter & Instagram.
Fierce Productions, iGNITE Climate Shorts Episode 6, 'Gaia Futures' radio play, April 2021: consultation.
Students Organising for Sustainability, Green Impact Webinar: Rewilding Spaces, 16 March 2021: presentation.
The Nature of Cities Festival, 22-26 February 2021: micro-talk & Post-Covid-19 City challenge entry.
'Wild Ways' Art, Architecture & Design Research Seminar, 10 December 2020: presentation and panel discussion.
London Metropolitan University tree planting day, Mudchute City Farm, 25 November 2020: organiser.
Making Natural History: Rewilding Your Streets, 12 November 2020: presentation.
London National Park City, 100 Voices, 21-23 July 2020: presentation.
The School of Art, Architecture & Design, London Metropolitan University Liveness: Research, July 2020: virtual exhibitor.
Young Wilders Rewilding Map, July 2020: urban rewilding project listing - founder's garden.
The Wildlife Trusts 30 Days Wild, 01-30 June 2020: daily rewilding image on forum, Twitter & Instagram
Cordwainers Grow 'Nature Makeover/Nature Takeover', Zoom, 29 March 2020: presentation.
London Metropolitan University Green Week, 09 March 2020: presentation.
The Animal Gaze Constructed symposium, London Metropolitan University, 06 March 2020: presentation of paper.
'Wild London' Cass Community Day, London Metropolitan University, 22 February 2020: Wild Makeover Guide.
London Metropolitan University Making A Living Week: Streetwise & Practice Declares, 26 November 2019: presentations and panel discussions.
London Design Fair, Design Research for Change Showcase, Truman Brewery, 19-22 September 2019: exhibitor.
Manchester School of Art IASDR Conference, 02-05 September 2019: presentation of paper.
Blue Campaign heart inscribed 'Rewild My Street' installed in mini meadow to signify rewilding in progress, August 2019.
London National Park City mini opening ceremony quest, 22 July 2019: illustrated 'Wild Makeover Guide'.
National Park City Summit & signing of charter at GLA, 22 July 2019: guest.
National Park City Maker crowdfunding campaign, 2019: small community group supporter.
'Green and Blue Infrastructure for Better Urban Environments' Futurebuild seminar, 07 March 2019: presentation and panel discussion.
Imperial College London MSc Environmental Technology study on value of urban greening, 2019: case study.
'Wildness Matters' Cass Research Seminar, 08 November 2018: presentation and panel discussion.
Cardiff University Generosity Conference, June 2018: presentation of paper and launch of website.
National Park City Foundation launch, Urban Innovation Centre, London, 02 October 2017: presentation.

Media

Rewild My Street has authored the following publications:

Moxon, Sian et. al., 'Wild Ways: a scoping review to understand urban-rewilding behaviour in relation to adaptations to private gardens', Cities & Health (06 June 2023): tandfonline.com
Webb, Justin & Moxon, Sian, 'A study protocol to understand urban rewilding behaviour in relation to adaptations to private gardens', Cities & Health, 7:2, Special issue: Biophilic Cities, 273-281 (2023): tandfonline.com
Moxon, Sian, 'Rewilding Islington' in Evidence Repository: Case studies, National Centre for Academic and Cultural Exchange (Autumn 2022): ncace.ac.uk
Moxon, Sian, '"Rewild My Street": a model for biodiverse, community-led urban redevelopment.', in (eds. McVicar, Mhairi et al) Generosity and Architecture. Routledge, London (2022), Chapter 8: routledge.com
Moxon, Sian, 'A design for life', Designer Magazine, pp.30-32 (July 2022): issuu.com
Moxon, Sian, 'The best books on sustainable design', Shepherd (March 2022): shepherd.com
Moxon, Sian, 'London Met Lab: Environment launches knowledge-exchange talks', London First (15 December 2021): londonfirst.co.uk
Moxon, Sian, 'Managing Eco Anxiety', London Metropolitan University (16 November 2021): londonmet.ac.uk
Moxon, Sian, 'Rewild the Streets': Innovations from the Post-COVID-19 City Colab (August 2021): thenatureofcities.com
Moxon, Sian, 'Rewild My Street' in (ed. Rodgers, Paul), What Design Research Does...' cards, AHRC (24 June 2022): designresearchforchange.co.uk
Moxon, Sian, 'Rewilding the Post-Covid City’, EURA Conversations, 27 (21 June 2021): eura.org
Moxon, Sian, 'Beauty and the beast: confronting contrasting perceptions of nature through design', The Urban Transcripts Journal, 4:1 (Spring 2021): journal.urbantranscripts.org
Webb, Justin & Moxon, Sian, 'A study protocol to understand urban rewilding behaviour in relation to adaptations to private gardens', Cities & Health (10 March 2021): tandfonline.com
Moxon, Sian, ‘Designing for Wild Life: how can design enable city dwellers to cohabit with biodiversity?’, in Design Revolutions: IASDR 2019 Conference Proceedings, 2, Manchester Metropolitan University, 2, pp. 100-115 (2020): iasdr2019.org
Moxon, Sian, 'I'm dreaming of a green Christmas', London Metropolitan University (17 December 2020): londonmet.ac.uk
Moxon, Sian, '9 simple things you can do to help nature near you', TimeOut London (06 May 2020): timeout.com
Moxon, Sian, 'Urban wildlife in the age of coronavirus', London Metropolitan University (30 March 2020): londonmet.ac.uk
Moxon, Sian, 'Rewild my Street!', Bumble, 3 (Autumn 2019), pp. 24-31: bumblemagazine.co.uk
Moxon, Sian, 'Drawing on nature: a vision of an urban residential street adapted for biodiversity', City, Territory and Architecture, 6 (2019): springer.com
Moxon, Sian & Jon, 'A wildlife vision for National Park Cities', Wildlife Gardening Forum (2017): wlgf.org

Rewild My Street has featured in the following publications:

Tuke, Amanda, 'Greener Cities: A guide to the plants on our pavements', Pesticide Action Network (July 2023), p.13: pan-uk.org
Tree, Isabella & Burrell, Charlie, 'The Book of Wilding: A Practical Guide to Rewilding, Big and Small', Bloomsbury (March 2023): bloomsbury.com
Litorowicz, Aleksandra, 'Moja Dzika Ulica [My Wild Street]', Miastozdziczenie, Fundacja Puszka [accessed 22 March 2023]
Khullar Relph, Natasha, 'Urban ‘Microrewilding’ Projects Provide a Lifeline for Nature', (30 January 2023): The Revelator
Kilbane, Simon & Roos, Phillip, 'City wild: how making space for nature might help achieve the sustainable and resilient city', in (eds. Allam Z et al) Resilient & Sustainable Cities, Elsevier, Chapter 23, pp. 427-440 (2023): sciencedirect.com
Debcquet, G et al, 'Bringing nature into private urban housing: Environmental, social and food connections for urban resilience', (December 2022): Cities, 131
King, Simon (host), Pettorelli, Nathalie, 'How urban rewilding could boost wildlife and fight climate change', Naturespace with Haith's, Haith's, Anchor.fm (21 October 2022): anchor.fm
London Metropolitan University, ‘London Met students to plant over 400 trees’ (21 October 2022): londonmet.ac.uk
London Metropolitan University, ‘Major grant for London Met rewilding research’ (17 October 2022): londonmet.ac.uk
London Metropolitan University, ‘Generosity and architecture’ (05 October 2022): londonmet.ac.uk
Kusuma Trust, 'Rewilding urban streets, gardens and homes' (04 October 2022): kusumatrust.org
Lawrence, John, 'Eco-friendly exhibitors generate a real buzz', The Archer (October 2022), pp. 1, 6-7: the-archer.co.uk
Pettorelli, Nathalie et al., 'Rewilding our cities', ZSL (22 September 2022), pp. 24, 30: issuu.com
London Metropolitan University, ‘Planted unearthed: London Met academic to explore urban rewilding on environmental design panel’ (07 September 2022): londonmet.ac.uk
London Metropolitan University, ‘“London Running Wild” sustainable design expert featured in Time Out magazine’ (22 August 2022): londonmet.ac.uk
London Metropolitan University, ‘London Met lecturer’s project featured in Designer Magazine’ (22 July 2022): londonmet.ac.uk
Kemp, Laura, ‘The Climate Crisis as an opportunity for hope, connection and creativity’ (11 July 2022): NCACE
Kim, Anna Marazuela, 'Culture, common wealth, civic agency', Local Government Association (27 June 2022): local.gov.uk
London Metropolitan University, ‘Culture and collaborations on climate emergency’ (22 June 2022): londonmet.ac.uk
Wilkinson, Chiara, 'London running wild', TimeOut London (17 June 2022): timeout.com
Webb, J et al, 'The barriers and facilitators to physical activity in people with a musculoskeletal condition: A rapid review of reviews using the COM-B model to support intervention development', Public Health in Practice (June 2022): sciencedirect.com
London Metropolitan University, ‘Ecological Dialogues: Perspectives on Art, Architecture and Design’ (24 May 2022): londonmet.ac.uk
Peters, Adele, 'How London plans to "rewild" the city', Fast Company (18 May 2022): fastcompany.com
London Metropolitan University, ‘London Met supports UUK Climate Action campaign’ (28 April 2022): londonmet.ac.uk
London Metropolitan University, ‘London Met academic chooses top books on sustainable design’ (29 March 2022): londonmet.ac.uk
Davidová, Marie et al, 'Co-De|GT: The Gamification and Tokenisation of More-Than-Human Qualities and Values', Sustainability (23 March 2022): mdpi.com
Kilbane, Simon, 'Making space for wildness in Australian cities', Landscape Australia (17 March 2022): landscapeaustralia.com
London Metropolitan University, ‘Celebrating Green Week with postcards of a greener London’ (09 March 2022): londonmet.ac.uk
Miles, Ellen (ed.), 'Nature Is A Human Right: Why we're fighting for green in a grey world', DK (February 2022): dk.com
London Metropolitan University, ‘London Met students design new pavilion for the National Forest’ (19 January 2022): londonmet.ac.uk
London Metropolitan University, ‘Wish you were here: A hopeful vision of London from the future’ (11 January 2022): londonmet.ac.uk
Aron, Isabelle & Wilkinson, Chiara, '4 things you can do right now to live a greener life', TimeOut London (13 December 2021): timeout.com
Blake, Elly, 'Urban rewilding: The Londoners attracting wildlife to the capital through conservation projects', The Evening Standard (06 November 2021): standard.co.uk
Litorowicz Aleksandra, 'nie tylko czlowiek czyli relacje miedzygantunkowe w miescie [Not only man: intersectional relations in the city]' , Bec Zmiana Foundation, (29 October 2021): issuu.com
Davidová, Marie et al, 'Breathing Artifacts of Urban BioClimatic Layers for Post-Anthropocene Urban Environment', Sustainability (13 October 2021): mdpi.com
London Metropolitan University, ‘Campaign launched to encourage bio-blitz’ (17 September 2021): londonmet.ac.uk
Catalano, Chiara et al, 'Smart Sustainable Cities of the New Millennium: Towards Design for Nature', Circular Economy and Sustainability (25 August 2021): link.springer.com
London Metropolitan University, ‘The ecological benefits of green walls’ (13 August 2021): londonmet.ac.uk
Milan, Aidan, 'Climate change: What can I do? 13 everyday habits from carbon offsetting to vegan meals', Metro (12 August 2021): metro.co.uk
Hailstone, Jamie, 'Are Living Walls The Key To Cooler Cities?', Forbes (23 July 2021): forbes.com
London Metropolitan University, ‘London Met highlighted in COP26 Universities Network’ (12 July 2021): londonmet.ac.uk
London Metropolitan University, ‘Abundant green networks: reimagining our urban space’ (21 June 2021): londonmet.ac.uk
London Metropolitan University, ‘30 Days Wild’ (14 June 2021): londonmet.ac.uk
Davidová, Marie et al, 'COLreg: The Tokenised Cross-Species Multicentred Regenerative Region Co-Creation', Sustainability (04 June 2021)
London Metropolitan University, 'London Met rewilding project wins MIT prize' (05 May 2021): londonmet.ac.uk
Street, Emily, 'Research: Art & Rewilding' (09 April 2021): emilystreet.co.uk
London Metropolitan University, 'Lessons for cities worldwide' (12 March 2021): londonmet.ac.uk
London Metropolitan University, 'The nature of cities' (12 March 2021): londonmet.ac.uk
Verve TV, ‘Interview with Sian Moxon, Senior Lecturer, School of Art, Architecture & Design’ (19 February 2021): youtube.com
Marie-Casas, Anna, 'How to design sustainable cities', Designerati (22 January 2021): designerati.co.uk
Bartholomew, Emma, 'London Met students help "rewild" London', Islington Gazette (04 January 2021): islingtongazette.co.uk
Green, Adam, 'Can cities rejuvenate biodiversity?', The Chronicle of Higher Education (October 2020): chronicle.com
Malik, Ciaran, 'Online architecture and engineering design tools' (accessed October 2020): ciaranmalik.org
London Metropolitan University, 'London Met Lab - Environment: Meet our Challenge Champions' (23 September 2020): londonmet.ac.uk
London Metropolitan University, 'Greening London: celebrating the capital's first anniversary as National Park City' (14 September 2020): londonmet.ac.uk
Ross, Alex, 'Foxes in lockdown', SW Londoner (25 August 2020): youtube.com
McEachran, Rich, 'The Green Homes Grant is a bad deal for you and for the climate', Wired (10 July 2020): wired.co.uk
London Metropolitan University, 'Rewild My Street Makes London Wildlife Trust Pledge' (21 May 2020): londonmet.ac.uk
Matthews, Becky, 'Rewilding and Urban Conservation Projects in London', London Cheapo (11 May 2020): londoncheapo.com
Hanson, Kyra, 'How to Make Your Street a Haven for Nature with Practical Tips from Urban Rewilders', Candide Gardening, (07 May 2020): candidegardening.com
London Metropolitan University, 'Rewilding the streets of London' (22 April 2020): londonmet.ac.uk
Anders, Ruth, 'It Could be a Jungle Out There!', The Archer (February 2020), p.5: the-archer.co.uk
Hayden, Sonya, 'Are You Ready for the Wildest Garden Party Your Street has Ever Seen?', The Beckenham Barker, 1 (December-January 2020), p. 24: issuu.com
Hanson, Kyra, 'Make London Greener: Rewild My Street', TimeOut London (15-21 October 2019), p. 18: timeout.com
London Metropolitan University, 'Rewild My Street releases wildlife guide for National Park City' (08 August 2019): londonmet.ac.uk
London National Park City, 'Where we live is a great place to start', Maker paper (July 2019), pp. 36-7 & supplement: nationalparkcity.london
London Metropolitan University, 'Rewild My Street shortlisted for Sustainable City Awards' (24 May 2019): londonmet.ac.uk
Smith, Phil, 'Reclaiming the wild', Village Raw (February/March 2019), p.32: villageraw.com
London Metropolitan University, 'Cass lecturer starts a nature revolution upon the streets of London' (01 November 2018): londonmet.ac.uk
Fitch, Chris, 'London National Park City Foundation Launched', Geographical (03 October 2017): geographical.co.uk
London Metropolitan University, 'Cass lecturer’s project is part of Mayor of London’s environmental strategy' (26 June 2017): londonmet.ac.uk
London National Park City, 'Imagine London as a National Park City - in Art & Design' (20 June 2017): nationalparkcity.london
Solender, Hazel, 'Can London be the world's first National Park City?', Ecophiles (20 June 2017): ecophiles.com
Fulcher, Merlin, 'Revealed: Winning ideas in contest for London National Park City', The Architects' Journal (19 June 2017): architectsjournal.co.uk
Clearly Magazine, 'Contest reveals seven visions for London as a National Park City' (22 June 2017): clearlymagazine.com
Brown, Matt, 'How to fill London with nature', The Londonist (June 2017): londonist.com
Sterry, Melissa, 'London National Park City', Bionic City (June 2017): bioniccity.weebly.com
Made in Shoreditch Magazine, 'Visionaries imagine what a London National Park City could look like' (June 2017): madeinshoreditch.co.uk