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Mental perceptions of urban space: using underground maps as utopian cartographies for the city of Green Bay (WI, USA)
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Mental perceptions of urban space: using underground maps as utopian cartographies for the city of Green Bay (WI, USA)

Authors

  • Juan Antonio Garcia-Gonzalez University of Castilla Mancha https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7049-1085
  • Marcelo Cruz Universidad de Wisconsin, Green Bay

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12775/bgss-2022-0016

Keywords

Cartography, Underground Maps, Cognition Geography, Green Bay (WI, USA)

Abstract

Underground maps have become an iconic image that has transcended the function for which they were created. Their multiple visual and spatial possibilities include functioning as a cartography that simplifies and organises the perception we have of a territory. A study of the geography of perception is presented based on underground plans of the city of Green Bay prepared for the analysis (WI, USA). The methodological and educational possibilities of this utopian cartography are explored for its use as a mental map. A group of citizens’ knowledge and perception of the city they reside in is analysed through a synthetic cartography.

Author Biographies

Juan Antonio Garcia-Gonzalez, University of Castilla Mancha

Departamento de Geografía y Ordenación del territorio

Marcelo Cruz, Universidad de Wisconsin, Green Bay

Department of Public and Environmental Affairs

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GARCIA-GONZALEZ, Juan Antonio and CRUZ, Marcelo. Mental perceptions of urban space: using underground maps as utopian cartographies for the city of Green Bay (WI, USA). Bulletin of Geography. Socio-economic Series. Online. 25 May 2022. No. 56, pp. 113-123. [Accessed 29 June 2025]. DOI 10.12775/bgss-2022-0016.
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