From Mental Maps to GeoParticipation

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

<a href="http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00087041.2016.1243862" target="_blank" >http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00087041.2016.1243862</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00087041.2016.1243862" target="_blank" >10.1080/00087041.2016.1243862</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

From Mental Maps to GeoParticipation

Original language description

Ever since behavioural geographers started working with place perception; and Peter Gould and Kevin Lynch used mental maps to explore city visualization and spatial preferences, participation has become an integral part of geographical research. Later, when Robert Chambers and others introduced maps into Participatory Rural Appraisal, Participatory GIS and Public Participation GIS were also recognized by quantitative geographers as research methods and visualization tools. In the era of smartphones and global Internet coverage, applications such as FixMyStreet, ArcGIS Online, CartoDB and Maptioannaire allow users to cross the technology gap and become neocartographers without the need for GIS knowledge. GeoParticipation based on using spatial tools in order to involve citizens in community participation can be the future development of Public Participation GIS as it provides an easy-to-use environment and social engagement while creating the feeling of belonging to a certain social group or community. The paper presents a historical review of participatory approaches to the creation of maps, while focusing on the changing role of citizens; from being the objects of geographical research to being the creators of the agenda as well as decision-makers within their communities. Maps were always used as tools of power, but there is a visible shift in the (map) power structures, from maps created by experts and state administration representatives towards maps created by people and their users.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_x - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)

CEP classification

DE - Earth magnetism, geodesy, geography

OECD FORD branch

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Project

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Continuities

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Publication year

2016

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

The Cartographic Journal

ISSN

0008-7041

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

53

Issue of the periodical within the volume

4

Country of publishing house

GB - UNITED KINGDOM

Number of pages

8

Pages from-to

300-307

UT code for WoS article

000392838300003

EID of the result in the Scopus database

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