Geospatial big data present a new set of challenges and opportunities for cartographic
researchers in technical, methodological and artistic realms. New computational and …

This report focuses on the growing interest in the relationship between maps, narratives and
metanarratives. Following a brief historical contextualization of these relationships, this …

Can we detect changes in the way that the world turns up as they turn up? This paper makes
such an attempt. The first part of the paper argues that a wide-ranging change is occurring in …

The long superficial engagement of literary scholars with the cartographic lexicon (under the
label of literary 'spatial turn') has led to a need for a 'recartographization'of the field. This …

What are place names? From where do they originate? How are they structured? What do
they signify? How important are they in our life? This groundbreaking book explores these …

Advancing the art of urban design invites scrutiny of 'the kind of art urban design is'.
Accordingly, this paper first discusses urban design as art, then uses Fokt's framework for …

'We need new maps' is the central claim made in this book. In a world increasingly
influenced by human action and interaction, we still rely heavily on mapping techniques that …

Mapping spaces in fiction seems like a simple idea. But in fact, it turns out to be a major
interdisciplinary challenge at the crossroads of literary theory and cartographic concepts for …

El avance en los sistemas de información geográfica (SIG), y en las geotecnologías en
general, está cambiando drásticamente los procesos de análisis y decisión espacial, al …

Das Nachdenken über Raum und Räumlichkeit hat Konjunktur. Gerade die
Geisteswissenschaften entdecken den Raum als neue oder lange vernachlässigte …