A listening walk is a mode of walking in which listening to the sounds of spaces is the
focus. In this chapter, we look at the potential of listening walks to act as a research
method and pedagogic tool. We emphasise its flexibility and adaptability for different
purposes and research topics. To make this argument, we consider a listening walk led
by one of the authors in Edinburgh, Scotland. We demonstrate that, while listening
walks have been posited as a means of producing research data about perceived
soundscape quality, they also provide us with an endlessly repeatable and adaptable
method that can address a much broader range of research questions, and can be
embedded within a variety of teaching settings
