Chapter 13. Epilogue: Beyond the Cartographic Anxiety?
Published Online: 22 JAN 2010
DOI: 10.1002/9781444317411.ch13
Copyright © 2010 Jeremy W. Crampton
Book Title
Mapping: A Critical Introduction to Cartography and GIS
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How to Cite
Crampton, J. W. (2010) Epilogue: Beyond the Cartographic Anxiety?, in Mapping: A Critical Introduction to Cartography and GIS, Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781444317411.ch13
Publication History
- Published Online: 22 JAN 2010
- Published Print: 22 JAN 2009
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Book Series Editors:
- John Paul Jones III
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Department of Geography and Regional Development, University of Arizona, USA
ISBN Information
Print ISBN: 9781405121729
Online ISBN: 9781444317411
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Keywords:
- epilogue, beyond the cartographic anxiety;
- maps and GIS - having “perverse sense of the unseemly”;
- emergence of modern GIS and cartography;
- critical social theory and mapping/GIS;
- “shuttle diplomacy” - way of bringing thought to bear on itself, and learning to think differently;
- David Harvey, “cartography is a major structural pillar of all forms of geographical knowledge”;
- critique in GIS and cartography - challenging assumptions of geographical knowledges;
- relation between freedom and questioning;
- Michel Foucault, practice of questioning exemplifying very practice of freedom;
- GIS Certification Institute and nationally recognized certification as GIS Professional (GISP)
Summary
This chapter contains sections titled:
The Necessity of Questioning
Beyond the Cartographic Anxiety – Thinking Out Space