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Reflexive Cartography
A New Perspective in Mapping
Presents theoretical perspectives on mapping that apply a range of technologies to innovatively mapping the world’s geographic diversity
Emanuela Casti (Author), D.R. Fraser Taylor (Series edited by)
9780128035092, Elsevier Science
Paperback, published 19 August 2015
288 pages
23.4 x 19 x 1.9 cm, 0.61 kg
"...the central tenet of the book is interesting and raises questions about how, as scientists, we present information to both the research community and the general public more widely." --The Holocene, Reflexive Cartography "...a research book seeking to advance the science. Extensive footnotes with comments and a glossary to better define these new concepts are included." --The Leading Edge, Reflexive Cartography "... this is an academic book written for other researchers working on the same problem." --The Leading Edge, Reflexive Cartography
Reflexive Cartography addresses the adaptation of cartography, including its digital forms (GIS, WebGIS, PPGIS), to the changing needs of society, and outlines the experimental context aimed at mapping a topological space. Using rigorous scientific analysis based on statement consistency, relevance of the proposals, and model accessibility, it charts the transition from topographical maps created by state agencies to open mapping produced by citizens. Adopting semiotic theory to uncover the complex communicative mechanisms of maps and to investigate their ability to produce their own messages and new perspectives, Reflexive Cartography outlines a shift in our way of conceptualizing maps: from a plastic metaphor of reality, as they are generally considered, to solid tools that play the role of agents, assisting citizens as they think and plan their own living place and make sense of the current world.
PART ONE 1. Cartographic interpretation between continuity and renewal: on the trail of chora2. The triumph of topos in colonial cartography: topographic metrics3. Landscape as a cartographic icon PART TWO4. Technology in action: participatory cartographic systems5. Chorographic horizon: landscape cartography6. Coming full circle: towards a Chorography
Subject Areas: Cartography, map-making & projections [RGV]
