Mapping challenges assumptions about a place by asking questions such as: What are our resources? What is ‘distinctive’ about this place? Are there resources we did not know we had? Is there something happening on the ground that may be a resource? How can we maximise this resource? What are local communities telling us about this place?
Place (landscape, history, architecture, urban texture, perceptions, etc.) and institutions (cultural, educational, health, etc.) People (memory, social networks, informal networks, perceptions of place, affiliations, lifestyles, but also power mapping) Economy (traditional skills, contemporary creative industries, current dynamics, issues, potential, etc.)
Participants can create maps showing their homes, neighbourhoods, schools, downtowns and the places where they work, shop and play. Mental maps can enhance understanding and add to the list of cultural resources of a community. Comparing mental maps will help identify priority cultural resources. It may also help reveal and identify conflicts about the importance of certain places and cultural resources within a community.
Participants can create maps showing their homes, neighbourhoods, schools, downtowns and the places where they work, shop and play. Mental maps can enhance understanding and add to the list of cultural resources of a community. Comparing mental maps will help identify priority cultural resources. It may also help reveal and identify conflicts about the importance of certain places and cultural resources within a community.
Participants can create maps showing their homes, neighbourhoods, schools, downtowns and the places where they work, shop and play. Mental maps can enhance understanding and add to the list of cultural resources of a community. Comparing mental maps will help identify priority cultural resources. It may also help reveal and identify conflicts about the importance of certain places and cultural resources within a community.
Participants can create maps showing their homes, neighbourhoods, schools, downtowns and the places where they work, shop and play. Mental maps can enhance understanding and add to the list of cultural resources of a community. Comparing mental maps will help identify priority cultural resources. It may also help reveal and identify conflicts about the importance of certain places and cultural resources within a community.