Mapping Society: The Spatial Dimensions of Social Cartography - Brossura

Vaughan, Laura

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ISBN 10: 1787353060 ISBN 13: 9781787353060

Casa editrice: Ucl Pr Ltd, 2018

Riassunto

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, and 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, criminology, and urban planning chart spatial data in their current practice.
 

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Informazioni sull?autore

Laura Vaughan is professor at the Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL, and the editor of Suburban Urbanities, also published by UCL Press.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Ucl Pr Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2018
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1787353060
• ISBN 13: 9781787353060
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 247
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile