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Creating an Atlas of Urban Smellscapes Worldwide
12/25/2025
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Story summary
- Dr. Kate McLean-MacKenzie, of the University of Kent, is creating an atlas to document urban smellscapes.
- Participants take "smell walks" in various cities to record their sensory experiences.
- The atlas includes New York, Kolkata, and Paris to capture the transient essence of odors.
- McLean-MacKenzie says the maps will become historical records.
