ENVDES 152
Maps as Social Justice Interventions
This course (1) provides a basic introduction to the use of maps in society, using critical frameworks to analyze the politics and epistemologies of spatial and temporal maps; (2) explores conceptions of justice across different spatial arenas, with a focus on how visualization shapes such notions; and (3) teaches visualization and story mapping techniques for social activism.
Topics
- To understand applications of architecture, landscape architecture, and city planning through the social context of spatial data and mapping. To understand the implications of environmental design in urban and regional settings. To understand major debates in the literature of GIS and society. To recognize the value of social justice and equity in data analysis and visualization. To develop effective communication skills - graphic, written, and verbal. To gain familiarity with the language and process of data analysis and design through data collection, geospatial analysis, and mapping.
Official catalogue course objectives and student learning outcomes
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027