Chapin, Mac (1998) Mapping and the ownership of information. CPR Digest, Vol.45. pp. 6-7.
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Jeff Fox's summary of the social context of various types of mapping —what he terms "spatial information technologies "— is useful. Together with a dash through a few of the different approaches currently underway, it discusses the objectives of mapping indigenous lands and contains a number of thoughtful cautions. The cautions are important because mapping has suddenly gained such widespread popularity that it has become the thing to do, something on the order of a magic tool, and it is often applied uncritically or simply misused. In this regard, the point, taken from J.B. Harley, that mental (customary) maps tend to be fluid and flexible while drawn maps define perimeters and therefore destroy this fluidity is important and should be carefully thought through.
| Item Type: | Articles |
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| Keywords: | CPR, Maps, Land, Indigenous People, Panama, Bolivia, Ecology, Customary Rights, Land Allocation |
| Subjects: | Right to Resources |
| Depositing User: | Users 4 not found. |
| Date Deposited: | 13 May 2022 10:44 |
| Last Modified: | 13 May 2022 10:44 |
| URI: | http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/13763 |
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