Thanks for the links Eric. I'll try to do some reading this weekend.
Landon ________________________________ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Eric K. Anderson Sent: Friday, March 14, 2008 1:03 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Geowanking] Urbanites Spatial Sense and Spatial Familiarity Landon, Much of what you are talking about is known as mental maps in Geography. It really got started in 1976 when Peter Gould published his first work on the topic. There is also a fair bit of awareness of this in the urban design community. The links will lead you various places, the last to "fear and loathing in LA". Enjoy, E http://www.amazon.com/Mental-Maps-Peter-Gould/dp/0415084822 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mental_mapping http://www.mentalmaps.info/ Landon Blake wrote: I've been shopping for a home with my wife the last few weeks. It got me thinking about how people perceive their city spatially. I've posted a short article about this on my OpenJUMP blog. I'd like to hear comments on this topic from fellow geowankers. http://openjump.blogspot.com/ The Sunburned Surveyor Warning: Information provided via electronic media is not guaranteed against defects including translation and transmission errors. If the reader is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this information in error, please notify the sender immediately. ________________________________ _______________________________________________ Geowanking mailing list [email protected] http://lists.burri.to/mailman/listinfo/geowanking
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