Overview
- Explores the role of critical cartography in providing a solid foundation for questioning the power of maps
- Focuses on three Jerusalem-related mapping controversies based on different map provider such as Google Maps
- Provides a key read for students in Urban Studies and Critical Cartography
Part of the book series: The Contemporary City (TCONTCI)
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The book addresses the rapid shifts which have taken place within cartography, and argues that no amount of technological sophistication will lead to neutral representations, and that as such critical cartography provides a solid foundation for questioning the power of maps. It considers the fragmentation, dynamism and opacity that characterise online maps, and argues for the need of new ways of thinking and researching maps. The book offers an approach grounded in ‘ontological’ social theory and feminist technoscience, and illustrates it through the analysis of three Jerusalem-related mapping controversies. Using online media, historical maps and ethnographic work, each case study explores a different map provider and a recent mapping development: Google Maps and the distributed authorship of web-maps; Waze and algorithmic navigation; OpenStreetMap and crowdsourcing. The book is a key read to faculty and advanced students in Urban Studies and Critical Cartography. It will particularly appeal to those working in the digital geographies
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Keywords
- Cartography and technological change
- Maps, neutrality and politics
- Critical cartography
- OpenStreetMap and crowdsourcing
- Google Maps and the distributed authorship of web-maps
- Google Maps and the distributed authorship of web-maps
- Social theory and feminist technoscience in cartography
- Map making and social activism
Table of contents (6 chapters)
Reviews
“It … tackles a very complex political issue via computer-based mapping tools. It is interesting and clear to read … . It is deeply personal, presenting the author’s experiences as a foreigner living in East Jerusalem.” (Gunnar Wolf, Computing Reviews, March 14, 2023)
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Valentina Carraro is Assistant Professor at the department of Human Geography, Planning and International Development of the University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. She holds a Ph.D. from City University of Hong Kong. The project on which this book is based was awarded the Chow Yei Ching SGS Outstanding Research Thesis Award and the Hong Kong Political Science Association’s Best Thesis Award.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Jerusalem Online
Book Subtitle: Critical Cartography for the Digital Age
Authors: Valentina Carraro
Series Title: The Contemporary City
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-3314-0
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Singapore
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-16-3313-3Published: 21 September 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-16-3316-4Published: 22 September 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-981-16-3314-0Published: 20 September 2021
Series ISSN: 2634-5463
Series E-ISSN: 2634-5471
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 130
Number of Illustrations: 16 b/w illustrations, 10 illustrations in colour
Topics: Human Geography, Digital/New Media, Computer Applications, Geography, general, Middle Eastern Culture