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Walking as a method for epistemic justice in sustainability
Hamil Pearsall1, Joseph Pierce2, Lindsay K Campbell3
1Department of Geography and Urban Studies, Temple University, 308 Gladfelter Hall, 1115 W. Berks St., Philadelphia, PA, 19122, USA. hamil.pearsall@temple.edu.
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We argue that walking as a method provides an integrative approach to advance epistemic justice in sustainability research. The theory and practice of walking as a method has grown quickly within the social sciences and arts but remains underrepresented in sustainability research, where walking is typically an object of study (e.g., urban walkability). We argue that walking should be valued as an important mode of knowledge production that simultaneously widens sustainability knowledge, integrates diverse knowledge systems, and supports transdisciplinary sustainability solutions. In this perspective article, we consider the following questions: (1) Why is walking important to sustainability knowledge? (2) How can walk-based methods advance epistemic justice in sustainability knowledge? (3) What outcomes might we expect from cultivating walking as a method for sustainability knowledge? We reflect on how walking as a method centers equity and the contributions of walk-based sustainability knowledge for research and policy.
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