Posted on October 7th, 2009 by Eddie.Cowling in Project news
Tagged as: participatory mapping, research methods
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ShareThis“Maps are more than pieces of paper. They are stories, conversations, lives and songs lived out in a place and are inseparable from the political and cultural contexts in which they are used” (IFAD 2009: 4).
Participatory mapping as a research tool is growing in use. My presentation at the NCVO/VSSN research conference looked at how the project might use mapping to identify the range of opportunities and activities for engagement in the three case study areas of the study. I introduced the concept of community mapping in both developing nations and the developed world and gave the audience a flavour of how the Pathways project may use the approach. The session raised some thought provoking questions about the spaces and locations of the activity mapping sessions, how to engage ‘non-participants’, the formats of the maps and the labour and time intensity of conducting such a participatory approach.
Download the presentation here
