Boundaries of Home: Mapping for Local Empowerment

Boundaries of Home: Mapping for Local EmpowermentOne of New Catalyst Bioregonal Series. Includes more than a dozen examples of homegrown maps successfully used in ongoing struggles for more democratic community control. Thirty maps and illustrations total. "aims to inspire and stimulate the building of new, ecologically sustainable cultures and communities in their myriad facets through presenting a broad spectrum of concerns ranging from how we view the world and act within it, through efforts at restoring damaged ecosystems or greening the cities, to the raising of new and hopeful generation." Edited by Doug Aberly, the introduction "The Lure of Mapping", and chapter 2,"Eye Memory: The Inspiration of Aboriginal Mapping". The third section, "Mapping the Experience of Place" and "New Terrain: Current Mapping Thought" feature selections from 13 other contributors, including Kirkpatrick Sale. The book concludes with "How to Map Your Bioregion: A Primer for Community Activists" and "Evolving Maps, Evolving Selves: Access to Further Resources". Resources and bibliography, 144 pages. Paperbound.