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Jerusalem Online

Critical Cartography for the Digital Age

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Authors:
  1. Valentina Carraro

    1. University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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  • Explores the role of critical cartography in providing a solid foundation for questioning the power of maps
  • Focuses on three Jerusalem-related mapping controversies based on different map provider such as Google Maps
  • Provides a key read for students in Urban Studies and Critical Cartography

Part of the book series: The Contemporary City (TCONTCI)

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. New Mapping Technologies, Same Old Politics?

    • Valentina Carraro
    Pages 1-22

  3. A Critical Cartography of Sensors and Algorithms

    • Valentina Carraro
    Pages 23-41

  4. Into Dangerous Territory with Waze

    • Valentina Carraro
    Pages 43-63

  5. A Glitch in Google Maps

    • Valentina Carraro
    Pages 65-85

  6. Naming Jerusalem on OpenStreetMap

    • Valentina Carraro
    Pages 87-109

  7. Epilogue

    • Valentina Carraro
    Pages 111-123

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 125-130
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About this book

The book addresses the rapid shifts which have taken place within cartography, and argues that no amount of technological sophistication will lead to neutral representations, and that as such critical cartography provides a solid foundation for questioning the power of maps. It considers the fragmentation, dynamism and opacity that characterise online maps, and argues for the need of new ways of thinking and researching maps. The book offers an approach grounded in ‘ontological’ social theory and feminist technoscience, and illustrates it through the analysis of three Jerusalem-related mapping controversies. Using online media, historical maps and ethnographic work, each case study explores a different map provider and a recent mapping development: Google Maps and the distributed authorship of web-maps; Waze and algorithmic navigation; OpenStreetMap and crowdsourcing. The book is a key read to faculty and advanced students in Urban Studies and Critical Cartography. It will particularly appeal to those working in the digital geographies

Reviews

“It … tackles a very complex political issue via computer-based mapping tools. It is interesting and clear to read … . It is deeply personal, presenting the author’s experiences as a foreigner living in East Jerusalem.” (Gunnar Wolf, Computing Reviews, March 14, 2023)

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Valentina Carraro

About the author

Valentina Carraro  is Assistant Professor at the department of Human Geography, Planning and International Development of the University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. She holds a Ph.D. from City University of Hong Kong. The project on which this book is based was awarded the Chow Yei Ching SGS Outstanding Research Thesis Award and the Hong Kong Political Science Association’s Best Thesis Award.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Jerusalem Online

  • Book Subtitle: Critical Cartography for the Digital Age

  • Authors: Valentina Carraro

  • Series Title: The Contemporary City

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-3314-0

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2021

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-16-3313-3Published: 21 September 2021

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-16-3316-4Published: 22 September 2022

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-16-3314-0Published: 20 September 2021

  • Series ISSN: 2634-5463

  • Series E-ISSN: 2634-5471

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 130

  • Number of Illustrations: 16 b/w illustrations, 10 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Human Geography, Digital/New Media, Computer Applications, Geography, general, Middle Eastern Culture

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