As Prop, Cudgel or Sensor, Digital Maps Have a Future in Global Activism
BY Lisa Goldman | Wednesday, January 16 2013
Over the past five years, mapping has become an indispensable part of our daily lives, whether it is used for commercial purposes or crisis management. While some development workers and community organizers feel it is overhyped as a tool for certain types of crisis management, crisis workers and aid agencies find it indispensable. Read More
Communities in India, Fighting for Rights, Solve a First Problem: Proving They Exist
BY Lisa Goldman | Wednesday, January 9 2013
Transparent Chennai works to empower city residents by providing them with data and information about the city, where at least 20 percent of the population lives in unrecognized slums. But while e-mapping brings the message home to outside observers, community workers find that other tools are more important for effecting change. Read More