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Social cartography

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Social cartography is the study and practice of creating maps that represent social phenomena, emphasizing the perspectives and experiences of communities. It integrates qualitative data and participatory methods to visualize social issues, power dynamics, and spatial relationships, aiming to empower marginalized voices and foster social change.
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Social cartography is the study and practice of creating maps that represent social phenomena, emphasizing the perspectives and experiences of communities. It integrates qualitative data and participatory methods to visualize social issues, power dynamics, and spatial relationships, aiming to empower marginalized voices and foster social change.

Key research themes

1. How can user-centered design improve multidisciplinary spatial data platforms for social cartography?

This theme investigates the application of user-centered design (UCD) principles to create spatial data platforms that effectively integrate diverse datasets in social cartography, facilitating accessibility and utility for multidisciplinary human-history and social-science researchers. The focus is on addressing usability challenges, data type support, and interdisciplinary collaboration to enhance the adoption and usefulness of spatial tools in social research.

Key finding: This study highlights the integration of behavioural mapping with online geospatial data sources as a practical application of user-focused spatial analysis. By mapping public space usage and socio-spatial dynamics through... Read more
Key finding: The special issue underscores methodological advances and challenges in integrating big geosocial media and volunteered geographic information (VGI) with spatial data platforms. It argues for tools that consider user... Read more

2. What approaches enable effective mapping and analysis of personal and social networks within geographical space beyond simple distance metrics?

Exploring methods to represent and analyze the spatial dimension of social networks beyond Euclidean proximity, this theme examines how personal networks’ geographic distributions across multiple functional places affect social inclusion, resilience, and access to resources. It emphasizes multi-dimensional spatial patterns, functional spatial units, and the socio-economic implications of network spatiality in social cartography.

Key finding: The authors propose a novel method to classify personal networks based on the spatial distribution of network members across employment and other functional areas, not merely on residential distance. Using factor and cluster... Read more
Key finding: This paper redefines geographical network analysis by emphasizing networks as situated, meaningful, and power-laden structures that develop unevenly in space and place. Moving beyond spatial abstraction, it advocates... Read more
Key finding: Using mobile phone data in Chile, this study reveals that people preferentially interact spatially and socially with others of similar socioeconomic status, with these patterns consistent across temporal cycles and between... Read more
Key finding: Examining three social media platforms, this study quantifies that approximately 25% of geotagged data originate from non-local users, challenging assumptions of localness in social cartography. It demonstrates geographic and... Read more
Key finding: This study validates Chinese geotagged social media data (Sina Weibo) by comparing mobility patterns with Baidu Qianxi data, finding spatial and temporal correlation that supports using Weibo data for human mobility studies.... Read more

3. How can social cartography methodologies incorporate emotions, social justice, and cultural identity to enrich spatial understanding?

This theme addresses innovative qualitative and participatory mapping approaches that capture emotional experiences, cultural narratives, and social justice dimensions in spatial representations. It highlights methods to integrate subjective perceptions, power relations, and community identities into cartographic processes, expanding beyond traditional objective geographic data to foster socially responsive cartographies.

Key finding: The paper proposes a mixed-method protocol combining mobile ‘go-along’ interviews, focus groups, GIS, and qualitative software analysis to map emotional responses (e.g., fear of crime) related to built environment features.... Read more
Key finding: Through qualitative fieldwork including interviews and observations, this paper constructs a social cartography emphasizing leisure and cultural practices as key connectors for identity, collective memory, and sense of place... Read more
Key finding: Developing a new relational mapping tool combining participant-created visual geographic imaginaries with in-depth interviews, the authors produce ‘thick’ narrative cartographies reflecting social positionings, class... Read more
Key finding: This editorial outlines conceptual and methodological frameworks linking cartography and spatial justice, emphasizing the role of maps as socio-political practices that can both reveal and obscure injustice. It calls for... Read more
Key finding: The Battir Landscape Project exemplifies participatory, sensitive cartographies from Palestine, integrating community involvement, detailed topographic surveying, and geolocated data into accessible digital platforms like... Read more
Key finding: Employing a transdisciplinary qualitative approach termed ‘cartographies of violences,’ the authors develop an analytical matrix to map the multifaceted dynamics of school violence in two Chilean municipal schools. This... Read more

All papers in Social cartography

En el período abierto tras la pandemia de COVID-19, en el marco del regreso a las actividades escolares presenciales, un creciente número de profesores de Geografía de escuelas secundarias relata la irrupción, por parte de los... more
El presente trabajo tiene como objetivo generar una discusión entre las producciones cartográficas empíricas que abstraen las realidades de las comunidades y las herramientas tecnológicas para la producción de mapas técnicos como los SIG;... more
Compte rendu d'aide au projet ou au fonctionnement pour participation à la vie culturelle et politiques territoriales pour le projet Atlas des refuges imaginaires débuté en 2024 à la ville du Port (La Réunion) lors d'une résidence à La... more
The Emotional Cartography of Urban Fear method seeks to capture people’s feelings about the built environment —going beyond its physical features —through mobile and sedentary tech- niques. Participants walk alongside the researcher in... more
Today the scientific world shows great interest in visual culture. This is a transversal phenomenon to national disciplines and contexts, given that the same tendency to reorient knowledge and organize it around visual paradigms is to be... more
En este artículo se reflexiona sobre el arte del muralismo y se analiza su proceso artístico y de investigación con los registros obtenidos de los levantamientos cartográficos, fotográficos y documentales de los murales indígenas... more
Esta cartilla materializa los resultados del III Taller Internacional de Creación Cartográfica, encuentro en donde el arte, los recorridos por los territorios y las actividades realizadas en cada uno de los talleres, nos hacen pensar en... more
The field of conflict resolution is in constant evolution. Every day, theories are defined and redefined, and new contributions are made to the field. This continuous process challenges scholars, researchers, and practitioners to develop... more
La ciudadanía se identifica con los derechos y su dinámica cambiante lleva en este contexto a una ampliación, necesaria, de sentido. La profesión de Trabajo Social aporta a la construcción de ciudadanía trabajando en seno de... more
Este articulo explora las oportunidades y los desafíos de la cartografía social como metodología participativa y colaborativa de investigación para caracterizar los conflictos socioambientales en tres territorios de la cuenca alta del rio... more
Este trabalho propõe uma reflexão sobre o status das mulheres atuantes na cadeia produtiva da pesca, tendo como cenário as comunidades pesqueiras artesanais do Rio Grande/RS e de São José do Norte/RS. A pesquisa documental apresenta a... more
Este trabalho propõe uma reflexão sobre o status das mulheres atuantes na cadeia produtiva da pesca, tendo como cenário as comunidades pesqueiras artesanais do Rio Grande/RS e de São José do Norte/RS. A pesquisa documental apresenta a... more
O estado do Amazonas apresenta diversos conflitos por acesso aos bens comuns de povos e comunidades tradicionais, como os recursos naturais e aquáticos. Sendo a população composta por ribeirinhos, pescadores, extrativistas, quilombolas de... more
O estado do Amazonas apresenta diversos conflitos por acesso aos bens comuns de povos e comunidades tradicionais, como os recursos naturais e aquáticos. Sendo a população composta por ribeirinhos, pescadores, extrativistas, quilombolas de... more
Traditional assessment in higher education often measures performance in controlled conditions, isolating students from the people and many of the resources they have interacted with in the process of learning. While a desire to maximise... more
The article discusses the relevance of fisheries public policies in Brazil, focusing on the relationship between the state and artisanal fishing, emphasizing the importance of protecting and supporting this traditional practice. Its... more
El proposito del proyecto consiste en construir colaborativamente junto a emprendedores y productores agropecuarios, estrategias de promocion de sus proyectos productivos a traves de redes sociales digitales y espacios virtuales que... more
Finito di stampare ad settembre 2024 Atto Amministrativo, il presente documento è riproducibile per gli usi consentiti dalla legge. È vietata la copia e la riproduzione dei contenuti in qualsiasi forma. È vietata la manipolazione e... more
Fruto de uma pesquisa de natureza qualitativa e quantitativa, cujas metodologias de procedimento classificam-se como exploratório-descritivas, estatístico-comparativas e estatístico-cartográficas, este trabalho apresenta como objetivos... more
There is growing interest in higher education’s intersections with displacement, a term used here to encompass the movement of refugees, asylum seekers, and those from otherwise forced or precarious international migration backgrounds. In... more
Monografía presentada para optar al título de antropólogo. Ajustada.
Este es el primer tomo de los dos que componen “Experiencias Cartográficas 2. Caminos de Encuentro Latinoamericano”, que a su vez es la continuación del primer libro, Experiencias cartográficas, explorações e derivas que publicamos en... more
Dünya SaŞlık Örgütü'nün 2020'nin Mart ayında pandemi ilan etmesiyle yaşamlarımızda büyük belirsizlikler gündeme geldi. Kimimiz evden çalışmaya başladı, kimimiz artık çalışamadıŞı için eve kapandı, kimimiz evde kalamadı ve canı pahasına... more
This document has been published as part of a development education project funded by Irish Aid at the Department of Foreign Affairs. Irish Aid is the Government's overseas development programme which supports partners working in some of... more
O presente artigo discute a intensificação dos conflitos socioambientais diante crise estrutural do capital, com foco em suas causas e implicações. A partir de uma pesquisa bibliográfica e documental, aborda-se como esse processo tem se... more
Associação das Marisqueiras de Saubara FONTES DE FINANCIAMENTO 1. Projeto da Fundação de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado da Bahia (FAPESB) N° TSC 0019/2012, edital 004/2012. vii AGRADECIMENTOS No decorrer desta jornada, muitas pessoas foram... more
El estudio de la influencia que tienen las condiciones geográficas y la movilidad como barreras de acceso a la salud se ha focalizado principalmente en áreas urbanas y suburbanas. En este escenario, el objetivo de esta revisión es... more
El artículo aborda el desarrollo y aplicación de la Cartografía Social gaúcha o “de los encuentros” desde 2007, destacando su evolución y los aportes metodológicos en la construcción de mapas comunitarios. Esta forma de cartografía surge... more
Daha yoğun ve uzun süreyle iklim krizinin çeşitli görüngülerine maruz kalanlar işçiler, işçilik anlarımızdır. İklim krizi bu yüzden bir işçi sağlığı ve iş güvenliği krizi, sorunu ve müdahale alanıdır 29 Haziran 2024... more
Abstract Memorial - Full Professor - Themes: Space and power - society and the environment: theoretical and methodological contributions / Systems of objects and systems of geographical actions. How to operationalize them / The rupture... more
Espaço e poder - sociedade e meio ambiente: contribuições teórico-metodológicas / Sistemas de Objetos e sistemas de ações geográficos. Como operacionalizar? / A ruptura entre metabolismos territoriais de modos de vida distintos / Produção... more
Given the fact that cartography is currently on the focus of public affairs management, it becomes relevant and necessary that a journal devoted to justice-space relations issues a special edition about links between justice spatial and... more
Durante a pandemia de COVID-19, coletivos e movimentos sociais, com apoio de universidades e grupos de pesquisa, têm produzido mapas para identificar, compreender, denunciar e enfrentar a pandemia e seus impactos nos territórios... more
The purpose of this article is to conduct an exercise in historic anthropology and an anthropology of territory, based on an ethnography of the experiences of domination and resistance experienced by the indigenous peoples of Pantanal, in... more
La cartografía social constituye, desde la conversación, un ritual de intercambio de razones, emociones y experiencias, para producir una nueva visión de la realidad que supera los mitos sobre el progreso, el desarrollo, la razón, el... more
A intenção de pesquisar quase sempre tem a ver com a nossa história. Mantém proximidade com o enredo das vivências pessoais, que nos levam a seguir caminhos. Caminhos esses que nos fazem transitar em determinados lugares,... more
This paper explores the relationship between embodiment and visual representations of racial diversity on university campuses. The study analyzes the visuals found on websites of international student offices at all twelve Swiss... more
Nuestro objetivo central en este artículo es reflexionar sobre los aportes que puede realizar la cartografía social para identificar la espacialidad, o los aspectos específicamente espaciales, de los procesos sociales. Para ello,... more
Kıvanç Eliaçık’ın “Orta Doğu’da İşçiler ve Sendikal Hareket” kitabı üzerine değerlendirmeler.
Carrasco, Lorenzo; Palacios, Silvia. Quem manipula os povos indígenas contra o desenvolvimento do Brasil?
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The objective of this article is to analyze the traditional quilombola community of artisanal Fishermen and shellfish gatherers in Maré Island, Brazil, and their social, historical, economic and cultural exclusion, from the perspective of... more
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