 Translating sociocultural transformations into historical maps on land use changes: the case of Lafkenmapu (Araucanía, Chile)Fernando Peña-Cortés, Miguel Escalona, Julio A. Soria-Lara, Jimmy Pincheira-Ulbrich, Camila Salinas-Silva and Freddy Alarcón Journal of Maps, 2020, vol. 16, issue 1, 163-171 Abstract: While it is widely known that socio-cultural transformations have a spatial impact on geographical areas, limited attention has been paid to mapping such transformations. This paper aims to explore how historical maps of land-use changes can be excellent tools for this purpose. The Lafkenmapu area in Chile, which has undergone critical socio-cultural transformations over the last five centuries, served as a case study. A total of five historical periods were described and translated into land-use change maps (pre-Hispanic; colonial; post-colonial; state consolidation; present). Non-cartographic (e.g. historical chronicles and publications) and cartographic sources (historical maps, aerial photography and satellite images) were integrated for each period to create a timeline map. Finally, some concluding remarks discuss the added value of the maps as a tool for a better understanding of the impact of socio-cultural transformations on land use and population distribution. Date: 2020 Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:taf:tjomxx:v:16:y:2020:i:1:p:163-171 Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from DOI: 10.1080/17445647.2020.1793817 Access Statistics for this article Journal of Maps is currently edited by Dr Mike Smith, Dr Jeremy Porter and Dr Dick Berg More articles in Journal of Maps from Taylor & Francis Journals |
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