1)
Corner states “…maps must by necessity be
abstract if they are to sustain meaning and utility” (222). How abstract can a
map be pushed until it loses its meaning and/or utility?
2)
The difference between planning and mapping is
touched on throughout Corner’s writing. Mapping differs from planning in that
it entails searching, finding and unfolding complex forces rather than imposing an
idealized project from on high (228). For what purpose is the Urban Planner?
Should such a role be better done by an “Urban Mapper”?
3)
Of the 4 thematic emerging practices of mapping,
is there one practice that seems most useful in communicating ideas?
4)
“…Maps are sites for the imaging and projecting of
alternative worlds. Thus maps are in-between the virtual and the real (225).
Where do the 4 thematic practices of mapping fall on this spectrum?
5)
“The exploratory mapper detours around the
obvious so as to engage what remains hidden” (225). Is one able to find hidden
connections within the obvious?
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