Recent UQ|UP graduate Ankita Patil, current UQ|UP member Dorina Pojani, and former UQ|UP member Iderlina Mateo-Babiano joined forces to co-author a new study titled “Interactions Between Pedestrians and Street Vendors: Experiences From the Global North and South,” published in the journal Urban Planning. The article investigates how pedestrians experience street vending in two very different urban contexts: Brisbane (Australia) and Nagpur (India). Employing the innovative ‘sensory rhythms diagram’ method, the study unpacks how sensory elements—sight, sound, touch, smell, movement, and taste—shape pedestrian encounters with street vendors. This study reflects UQ|UP’s ongoing commitment to exploring the complexities of urban environments across the world and contributing to the development of inclusive and dynamic public spaces. The paper is part of the thematic issue “Walkability: From Spatial Analytics to Urban Coding and Actual Walking,” guest edited by Elek Pafka at the University of Melbourne.

The article is open access and can be downloaded here: https://www.cogitatiopress.com/urbanplanning/article/view/8910

To cite:

Patil, A., Pojani, D., Mateo-Babiano, I., & Amani, T. (2025). Interactions Between Pedestrians and Street Vendors: Experiences From the Global North and South. Urban Planning, 10, Article 8910. https://doi.org/10.17645/up.8910