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Rewild My Street has been recognised by the following awards:
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Kusuma Trust, Community and Environment grant: Stages 2-4 of 'Wild Ways' study.
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MIT Center for Collective Intelligence, Post-Covid-19 City challenge, April 2020: Winner, Direct Action Fellowship.
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London Sustainability Exchange's Sustainable City Awards 2019, Healthier Places: Finalist.
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London Metropolitan University's Big Idea Challenge 2018: Finalist.
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Imagine London as a National Park City international design ideas competition, June 2017: Winner.
Rewild My Street is associated with the following projects:
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Wild Ways: combining design research and behavioural science to develop strategies for community-based urban rewilding.
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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.
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Islington Greener Together: working with Islington Council, local community groups & consultant partners on 'Highbury Fields Play Street' pilot rewilding project.
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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.
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London National Park City: making the capital greener, healthier and wilder.
Rewild My Street is involved in the following events:
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City Development Forum, City of Well-Being conference, Poznan, Poland, 17-18 October 2023: presentation.
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Bielefeld University, Behaviour conference, Germany, 14-20 August 2023: invited speaker.
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New York City College of Technology, Liveable Cities conference,14-16 June 2023: presentation of paper.
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The Wildlife Trusts 30 Days Wild, 01-30 June 2023: daily wild post on Instagram.
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London Metropolitan University, Responding to the Environment Crisis: Interdisciplinary approaches, 01 June 2023: presentation.
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London Metropolitan University, School of Art, Architecture and Design, Generosity and Architecture, 01 March 2023: presentation and panel discussion.
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Kingston University, Climate Justice Day, 27 January 2023: presentation.
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London Metropolitan University tree planting day, Mudchute City Farm, 30 November 2022: organiser.
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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.
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Planted, 'Wasted Spaces, Planted Cities, King's Cross, 24 September 2022: panel discussion.
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East Finchley Town Team, Sustainable High Road, 17 September 2022: stall.
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London Metropolitan University, Climate Change Symposium, 25 July 2022: presentation of paper.
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London Metropolitan University staff/student research conference, 12 July 2022: presentation of paper.
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London Metropolitan University, School of Art, Architecture and Design summer show, 22 June - 02 July 2022: live projects exhibition.
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University of Calgary, Cultures, Communities and Design conference, 28-30 June 2022: presentation of paper.
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NCACE, Culture and Collaborations on Climate Emergency, 23 June 2022: presentation.
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The Wildlife Trusts 30 Days Wild, 01-30 June 2022: daily wild tweet on Twitter.
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London Metropolitan University, Ecological Dialogues: Perspectives on Art, Architecture and Design Education, 24 May 2022: panel chair.
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The Nature of Cities Festival, 29-31 March 2022: micro-talk.
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Green Week, London Metropolitan University, 07-11 March 2022: daily postcard on forum, Twitter & Instagram.
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London Metropolitan University tree planting day, Mudchute City Farm, 23 February 2022: organiser.
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Torriano Primary School Year 1 STEAM project, 10 February 2022: presentation.
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London Metropolitan University, 'Urban Nature', Ecological Dialogues: Sustainable Communities and the Question of Nature, 15 December 2021: presentation and panel discussion.
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National Bioblitz Network, European Bioblitz 2021, 28-29 September 2021: research showcase.
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MIT Center for Collective Intelligence, Imagining Post COVID-19 Cities, August 2021: website.
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Pesticide Action Network UK, Abundant Green Networks: Reimagining our urban spaces, 21 July 2021: presentation and panel discussion.
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London Metropolitan University staff/student research conference, 20-21 July 2021: presentation of paper.
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London Festival of Architecture, ‘Wilding City Streets’, Wilding: Growing, 23 June 2021: presentation and panel discussion.
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Sierra Club Quebec, ‘Rewilding Your Streets: Transforming towns and cities for wildlife’, 15 June 2021: presentation.
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City University of New York, Cities in a Changing World conference, 16-18 June 2021: presentation of paper.
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The Wildlife Trusts 30 Days Wild, 01-30 June 2021: daily rewilding inspiration on forum, Twitter & Instagram.
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Fierce Productions, iGNITE Climate Shorts Episode 6, 'Gaia Futures' radio play, April 2021: consultation.
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Students Organising for Sustainability, Green Impact Webinar: Rewilding Spaces, 16 March 2021: presentation.
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The Nature of Cities Festival, 22-26 February 2021: micro-talk & Post-Covid-19 City challenge entry.
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'Wild Ways' Art, Architecture & Design Research Seminar, 10 December 2020: presentation and panel discussion.
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London Metropolitan University tree planting day, Mudchute City Farm, 25 November 2020: organiser.
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Making Natural History: Rewilding Your Streets, 12 November 2020: presentation.
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London National Park City, 100 Voices, 21-23 July 2020: presentation.
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The School of Art, Architecture & Design, London Metropolitan University Liveness: Research, July 2020: virtual exhibitor.
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Young Wilders Rewilding Map, July 2020: urban rewilding project listing - founder's garden.
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The Wildlife Trusts 30 Days Wild, 01-30 June 2020: daily rewilding image on forum, Twitter & Instagram
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Cordwainers Grow 'Nature Makeover/Nature Takeover', Zoom, 29 March 2020: presentation.
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London Metropolitan University Green Week, 09 March 2020: presentation.
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The Animal Gaze Constructed symposium, London Metropolitan University, 06 March 2020: presentation of paper.
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'Wild London' Cass Community Day, London Metropolitan University, 22 February 2020: Wild Makeover Guide.
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London Metropolitan University Making A Living Week: Streetwise & Practice Declares, 26 November 2019: presentations and panel discussions.
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London Design Fair, Design Research for Change Showcase, Truman Brewery, 19-22 September 2019: exhibitor.
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Manchester School of Art IASDR Conference, 02-05 September 2019: presentation of paper.
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Blue Campaign heart inscribed 'Rewild My Street' installed in mini meadow to signify rewilding in progress, August 2019.
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London National Park City mini opening ceremony quest, 22 July 2019: illustrated 'Wild Makeover Guide'.
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National Park City Summit & signing of charter at GLA, 22 July 2019: guest.
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National Park City Maker crowdfunding campaign, 2019: small community group supporter.
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'Green and Blue Infrastructure for Better Urban Environments' Futurebuild seminar, 07 March 2019: presentation and panel discussion.
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Imperial College London MSc Environmental Technology study on value of urban greening, 2019: case study.
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'Wildness Matters' Cass Research Seminar, 08 November 2018: presentation and panel discussion.
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Cardiff University Generosity Conference, June 2018: presentation of paper and launch of website.
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National Park City Foundation launch, Urban Innovation Centre, London, 02 October 2017: presentation.

Media
Rewild My Street has authored the following publications:
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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
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Moxon, Sian, 'Rewilding Islington' in Evidence Repository: Case studies, National Centre for Academic and Cultural Exchange (Autumn 2022): ncace.ac.uk
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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
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Moxon, Sian, 'A design for life', Designer Magazine, pp.30-32 (July 2022): issuu.com
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Moxon, Sian, 'The best books on sustainable design', Shepherd (March 2022): shepherd.com
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Moxon, Sian, 'London Met Lab: Environment launches knowledge-exchange talks', London First (15 December 2021): londonfirst.co.uk
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Moxon, Sian, 'Managing Eco Anxiety', London Metropolitan University (16 November 2021): londonmet.ac.uk
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Moxon, Sian, 'Rewild the Streets': Innovations from the Post-COVID-19 City Colab (August 2021): thenatureofcities.com
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Moxon, Sian, 'Rewild My Street' in (ed. Rodgers, Paul), What Design Research Does...' cards, AHRC (24 June 2022): designresearchforchange.co.uk
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Moxon, Sian, 'Rewilding the Post-Covid City’, EURA Conversations, 27 (21 June 2021): eura.org
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Moxon, Sian, 'Beauty and the beast: confronting contrasting perceptions of nature through design', The Urban Transcripts Journal, 4:1 (Spring 2021): journal.urbantranscripts.org
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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
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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
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Moxon, Sian, 'I'm dreaming of a green Christmas', London Metropolitan University (17 December 2020): londonmet.ac.uk
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Moxon, Sian, '9 simple things you can do to help nature near you', TimeOut London (06 May 2020): timeout.com
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Moxon, Sian, 'Urban wildlife in the age of coronavirus', London Metropolitan University (30 March 2020): londonmet.ac.uk
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Moxon, Sian, 'Rewild my Street!', Bumble, 3 (Autumn 2019), pp. 24-31: bumblemagazine.co.uk
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Moxon, Sian, 'Drawing on nature: a vision of an urban residential street adapted for biodiversity', City, Territory and Architecture, 6 (2019): springer.com
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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:
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Tree, Isabella & Burrell, Charlie, 'The Book of Wilding: A Practical Guide to Rewilding, Big and Small', Bloomsbury (March 2023): bloomsbury.com
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Litorowicz, Aleksandra, 'Moja Dzika Ulica [My Wild Street]', Miastozdziczenie, Fundacja Puszka [accessed 22 March 2023]
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Khullar Relph, Natasha, 'Urban ‘Microrewilding’ Projects Provide a Lifeline for Nature', (30 January 2023): The Revelator
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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
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Debcquet, G et al, 'Bringing nature into private urban housing: Environmental, social and food connections for urban resilience', (December 2022): Cities, 131
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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
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London Metropolitan University, ‘London Met students to plant over 400 trees’ (21 October 2022): londonmet.ac.uk
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London Metropolitan University, ‘Major grant for London Met rewilding research’ (17 October 2022): londonmet.ac.uk
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London Metropolitan University, ‘Generosity and architecture’ (05 October 2022): londonmet.ac.uk
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Kusuma Trust, 'Rewilding urban streets, gardens and homes' (04 October 2022): kusumatrust.org
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Lawrence, John, 'Eco-friendly exhibitors generate a real buzz', The Archer (October 2022), pp. 1, 6-7: the-archer.co.uk
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Pettorelli, Nathalie et al., 'Rewilding our cities', ZSL (22 September 2022), pp. 24, 30: issuu.com
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London Metropolitan University, ‘Planted unearthed: London Met academic to explore urban rewilding on environmental design panel’ (07 September 2022): londonmet.ac.uk
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London Metropolitan University, ‘“London Running Wild” sustainable design expert featured in Time Out magazine’ (22 August 2022): londonmet.ac.uk
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London Metropolitan University, ‘London Met lecturer’s project featured in Designer Magazine’ (22 July 2022): londonmet.ac.uk
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Kemp, Laura, ‘The Climate Crisis as an opportunity for hope, connection and creativity’ (11 July 2022): NCACE
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Kim, Anna Marazuela, 'Culture, common wealth, civic agency', Local Government Association (27 June 2022): local.gov.uk
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London Metropolitan University, ‘Culture and collaborations on climate emergency’ (22 June 2022): londonmet.ac.uk
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Wilkinson, Chiara, 'London running wild', TimeOut London (17 June 2022): timeout.com
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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
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London Metropolitan University, ‘Ecological Dialogues: Perspectives on Art, Architecture and Design’ (24 May 2022): londonmet.ac.uk
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Peters, Adele, 'How London plans to "rewild" the city', Fast Company (18 May 2022): fastcompany.com
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London Metropolitan University, ‘London Met supports UUK Climate Action campaign’ (28 April 2022): londonmet.ac.uk
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London Metropolitan University, ‘London Met academic chooses top books on sustainable design’ (29 March 2022): londonmet.ac.uk
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Davidová, Marie et al, 'Co-De|GT: The Gamification and Tokenisation of More-Than-Human Qualities and Values', Sustainability (23 March 2022): mdpi.com
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Kilbane, Simon, 'Making space for wildness in Australian cities', Landscape Australia (17 March 2022): landscapeaustralia.com
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London Metropolitan University, ‘Celebrating Green Week with postcards of a greener London’ (09 March 2022): londonmet.ac.uk
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Miles, Ellen (ed.), 'Nature Is A Human Right: Why we're fighting for green in a grey world', DK (February 2022): dk.com
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London Metropolitan University, ‘London Met students design new pavilion for the National Forest’ (19 January 2022): londonmet.ac.uk
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London Metropolitan University, ‘Wish you were here: A hopeful vision of London from the future’ (11 January 2022): londonmet.ac.uk
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Aron, Isabelle & Wilkinson, Chiara, '4 things you can do right now to live a greener life', TimeOut London (13 December 2021): timeout.com
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Blake, Elly, 'Urban rewilding: The Londoners attracting wildlife to the capital through conservation projects', The Evening Standard (06 November 2021): standard.co.uk
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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
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Davidová, Marie et al, 'Breathing Artifacts of Urban BioClimatic Layers for Post-Anthropocene Urban Environment', Sustainability (13 October 2021): mdpi.com
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London Metropolitan University, ‘Campaign launched to encourage bio-blitz’ (17 September 2021): londonmet.ac.uk
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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
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London Metropolitan University, ‘The ecological benefits of green walls’ (13 August 2021): londonmet.ac.uk
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Milan, Aidan, 'Climate change: What can I do? 13 everyday habits from carbon offsetting to vegan meals', Metro (12 August 2021): metro.co.uk
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Hailstone, Jamie, 'Are Living Walls The Key To Cooler Cities?', Forbes (23 July 2021): forbes.com
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London Metropolitan University, ‘London Met highlighted in COP26 Universities Network’ (12 July 2021): londonmet.ac.uk
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London Metropolitan University, ‘Abundant green networks: reimagining our urban space’ (21 June 2021): londonmet.ac.uk
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London Metropolitan University, ‘30 Days Wild’ (14 June 2021): londonmet.ac.uk
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Davidová, Marie et al, 'COLreg: The Tokenised Cross-Species Multicentred Regenerative Region Co-Creation', Sustainability (04 June 2021)
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London Metropolitan University, 'London Met rewilding project wins MIT prize' (05 May 2021): londonmet.ac.uk
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Street, Emily, 'Research: Art & Rewilding' (09 April 2021): emilystreet.co.uk
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London Metropolitan University, 'Lessons for cities worldwide' (12 March 2021): londonmet.ac.uk
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London Metropolitan University, 'The nature of cities' (12 March 2021): londonmet.ac.uk
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Verve TV, ‘Interview with Sian Moxon, Senior Lecturer, School of Art, Architecture & Design’ (19 February 2021): youtube.com
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Marie-Casas, Anna, 'How to design sustainable cities', Designerati (22 January 2021): designerati.co.uk
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Bartholomew, Emma, 'London Met students help "rewild" London', Islington Gazette (04 January 2021): islingtongazette.co.uk
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Green, Adam, 'Can cities rejuvenate biodiversity?', The Chronicle of Higher Education (October 2020): chronicle.com
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Malik, Ciaran, 'Online architecture and engineering design tools' (accessed October 2020): ciaranmalik.org
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London Metropolitan University, 'London Met Lab - Environment: Meet our Challenge Champions' (23 September 2020): londonmet.ac.uk
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London Metropolitan University, 'Greening London: celebrating the capital's first anniversary as National Park City' (14 September 2020): londonmet.ac.uk
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Ross, Alex, 'Foxes in lockdown', SW Londoner (25 August 2020): youtube.com
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McEachran, Rich, 'The Green Homes Grant is a bad deal for you and for the climate', Wired (10 July 2020): wired.co.uk
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London Metropolitan University, 'Rewild My Street Makes London Wildlife Trust Pledge' (21 May 2020): londonmet.ac.uk
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Matthews, Becky, 'Rewilding and Urban Conservation Projects in London', London Cheapo (11 May 2020): londoncheapo.com
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Hanson, Kyra, 'How to Make Your Street a Haven for Nature with Practical Tips from Urban Rewilders', Candide Gardening, (07 May 2020): candidegardening.com
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London Metropolitan University, 'Rewilding the streets of London' (22 April 2020): londonmet.ac.uk
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Anders, Ruth, 'It Could be a Jungle Out There!', The Archer (February 2020), p.5: the-archer.co.uk
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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
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Hanson, Kyra, 'Make London Greener: Rewild My Street', TimeOut London (15-21 October 2019), p. 18: timeout.com
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London Metropolitan University, 'Rewild My Street releases wildlife guide for National Park City' (08 August 2019): londonmet.ac.uk
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London National Park City, 'Where we live is a great place to start', Maker paper (July 2019), pp. 36-7 & supplement: nationalparkcity.london
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London Metropolitan University, 'Rewild My Street shortlisted for Sustainable City Awards' (24 May 2019): londonmet.ac.uk
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Smith, Phil, 'Reclaiming the wild', Village Raw (February/March 2019), p.32: villageraw.com
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London Metropolitan University, 'Cass lecturer starts a nature revolution upon the streets of London' (01 November 2018): londonmet.ac.uk
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Fitch, Chris, 'London National Park City Foundation Launched', Geographical (03 October 2017): geographical.co.uk
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London Metropolitan University, 'Cass lecturer’s project is part of Mayor of London’s environmental strategy' (26 June 2017): londonmet.ac.uk
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London National Park City, 'Imagine London as a National Park City - in Art & Design' (20 June 2017): nationalparkcity.london
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Solender, Hazel, 'Can London be the world's first National Park City?', Ecophiles (20 June 2017): ecophiles.com
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Fulcher, Merlin, 'Revealed: Winning ideas in contest for London National Park City', The Architects' Journal (19 June 2017): architectsjournal.co.uk
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Clearly Magazine, 'Contest reveals seven visions for London as a National Park City' (22 June 2017): clearlymagazine.com
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Brown, Matt, 'How to fill London with nature', The Londonist (June 2017): londonist.com
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Sterry, Melissa, 'London National Park City', Bionic City (June 2017): bioniccity.weebly.com
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Made in Shoreditch Magazine, 'Visionaries imagine what a London National Park City could look like' (June 2017): madeinshoreditch.co.uk