FRI-D02: Mapping with Purpose! How and Why Maps Can Win Your Argument

Friday, November 11, 2022

3:30pm – 4:30pm PT

Location: Moscone Center, Room 207-208

1.00 PDH, LA CES/HSW, AICP, FL, NY/HSW

Lead Speaker(s)

Laura Marett, ASLA

Director of Landscape Planning
SCAPE
Wellesley, Massachusetts

Speaker(s)

Briana Hensold, Hon. ASLA

Principal and Co-Founder
Agency Landscape + Planning
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Stephen Gray

Principal
Grayscale Collaborative
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Map-making is foundational to landscape architecture, yet we often think of maps as just a record of what exists. Three practitioners will show how maps can also be powerful agents of social and environmental change when designed to identify problems, advocate for greater equity, and promote resilient solutions.

Learning Outcomes:

Learn about the history and theoretical background of map making.
Explore how critical mapping can change outcomes and influence decision-making.
Identify methods that have worked to uncover inequities and resiliency challenges.
Learn about how to combine various data sources, from social to spatial, to uncover untold stories.