Mapping Society

Bibliographic Data

ID23544293
AuthorsLaura Vaughan (0000-0003-0315-2977)
Year2018
Pages268
Publication date2018-09-24
Open AccessYes
TypeBOOK
VenueMapping Society (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherUCL Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.14324/111.9781787353053
OpenAlexW4234747089
Open LibraryOL28356730M
ISBN9781787353053
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited87

From a rare map of yellow fever in eighteenth-century New York, to Charles Booth’s famous maps of poverty in nineteenth-century London, an Italian racial zoning map of early twentieth-century Asmara, to a map of wealth disparities in the banlieues of twenty-first-century Paris, Mapping Society traces the evolution of social cartography over the past two centuries. In this richly illustrated book, Laura Vaughan examines maps of ethnic or religious difference, poverty, and health inequalities, demonstrating how they not only serve as historical records of social enquiry, but also constitute inscriptions of social patterns that have been etched deeply on the surface of cities. The book covers themes such as the use of visual rhetoric to change public opinion, the evolution of sociology as an academic practice, changing attitudes to physical disorder, and the complexity of segregation as an urban phenomenon. While the focus is on historical maps, the narrative carries the discussion of the spatial dimensions of social cartography forward to the present day, showing how disciplines such as public health, crime science, and urban planning, chart spatial data in their current practice. Containing examples of space syntax analysis alongside full colour maps and photographs, this volume will appeal to all those interested in the long-term forces that shape how people live in cities.

Political science · Philippine History and Culture · City & town planning - architectural aspects · Human Geography · Society & social sciences · Sociology & anthropology · Urban communities

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