From Community Mapping to Critical Spatial Thinking

From Community Mapping to Critical Spatial Thinking
Mon, 15 Nov 2010 15:28:00 -0600

Change is coming in the way people create knowledge about the geographic environment in which they live, and it's causing seismic paradigm shifts. Community mapping, a form of citizen science whereby local people participate in geographically defining an area, is increasingly taking on greater significance--especially during times of emergency and natural disaster.

As part of the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Distinguished Lecture series, geographer Michael Goodchild gives a ...

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