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ReviewChemical senses2024

Methodologies for smellwalks and scentwalks-a critical review.

Murray Parker, Dirk H R Spennemann, Jennifer Bond

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Review in Chemical senses, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Murray ParkerFaculty of Science and Health, Charles Sturt University, PO Box 789, Albury, NSW 2640, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-1137-4302
Dirk H R SpennemannGulbali Institute, Charles Sturt University, PO Box 789, Albury, NSW 2640, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-2639-7950
Jennifer BondGulbali Institute of Agriculture, Water & Environment, Charles Sturt University; PO Box 789, Albury, NSW 2640, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-3924-3005

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Olfactory elements of the human environment are essential with respect to culture, society, and heritage, and robust methodological approaches are necessary to identify and describe aspects of this sensory component. To accurately investigate and advance knowledge of olfactory composition of spaces and places, that is, a smellscape-an olfactory contextualized landscape-innovative methodologies such as smellwalks can be employed as part of the research approach. Despite the increasing use of smellwalks, there is no current standard methodology for this investigative method in practice. We identify major themes including variance of group size, participant versus researcher-led walking techniques, reinvention of smellwalking process, and methodological discussion and theory. Limitations and future research potential are suggested, including that of group dynamics, attribute focus, the extension of smellwalk attribute data beyond traditional hedonic attributes, and avenues for development of future processes and protocols for multisensory sensewalks.

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SmellEnvironmentHumansWalkingcity environmentscultural heritageodorssensory experienceurban landscapes

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PMID38349848
PMCPMC10878359

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