1 of my favorite cartography books: : Mapping for a sustainable world
Joseph Kerski
Greetings All!
One of my favorite books for teaching cartography (and some geography, too) is entitled Mapping for a Sustainable World. I believe it is a significant step forward showing how important mapping is to science and communicating that science. I have used this book as a significant source for readings for a cartography course I have taught at the community college level, for example, and the student reaction has been positive.
Kraak MJ, RE Roth, B Ricker, A Kagawa, and G Le Sourd. 2020.
Mapping for a Sustainable World. The United Nations: New York, NY (USA).
An introduction to the purpose and scope of the book is here:
https://icaci.org/mapping-for-a-sustainable-world/
which points to the PDF of the book, on this page:
https://www.un.org/geospatial/programmes
With the PDF residing here:
A short introduction is here:
The year 2020 started the “Decade of Action” for attaining the Sustainable Development Goals as set out in the 2030 Agenda—our shared vision to end poverty, rescue the planet, and build a peaceful world. The United Nations Secretary-General called for making better use of data so that everyone, everywhere uses data for insight, impact, and integrity. Data action must bring value to people and the planet. Cartography enables analysis of large amounts of data and visualization of the result for better understanding. Cartography often is referred as a science and an art form. Art is the conscious creation of something beautiful with emotional power, often in visual form. This power must be harnessed to raise awareness and understanding on priority agendas for a better world, and to provide science and data for action and decision-making in moments that matter most. In partnership with the International Cartographic Association (ICA), Mapping for a Sustainable World brings to you best practices and methods in geospatial data and cartography to help unveil challenges and achievements towards the Sustainable Development Goals. —Kyoung-Soo Eom, Chief of the Geospatial Information Section, United Nations
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