Chapter 1. Maps – A Perverse Sense of the Unseemly
Published Online: 22 JAN 2010
DOI: 10.1002/9781444317411.ch1
Copyright © 2010 Jeremy W. Crampton
Book Title
Mapping: A Critical Introduction to Cartography and GIS
Additional Information
How to Cite
Crampton, J. W. (2010) Maps – A Perverse Sense of the Unseemly, in Mapping: A Critical Introduction to Cartography and GIS, Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781444317411.ch1
Publication History
- Published Online: 22 JAN 2010
- Published Print: 22 JAN 2009
Book Series:
Book Series Editors:
- John Paul Jones III
Series Editor Information
Department of Geography and Regional Development, University of Arizona, USA
ISBN Information
Print ISBN: 9781405121729
Online ISBN: 9781444317411
- Summary
- Chapter
Keywords:
- maps, perverse sense of the unseemly;
- introduction to critical cartography and GIS;
- cartographic voices examining GIS effects and mapping in pursuit of homeland security;
- mapping, cartography and GIS - engaging with critical issues;
- distinction between mapmaking and cartography;
- geospatial technology or GIS;
- cartography formalized as discipline and mapping valorized as “scientific”;
- mapping, field of power/knowledge relations;
- field of tension in mapping;
- “Critical” approaches to GIS and cartography
Summary
This chapter contains sections titled:
The Need for Critique
The Third Way?
A Note on Terminology