The Urban Cartographer's Toolkit: How to Map, Study, Exegete, Analyze, and Understand Your Neighborhood

From the Back Cover\nThe 21st century marks a significant transition for humanity. For the first time in human history more people are living in cities than in rural areas. This ranges from today's global megacities to small cities and everything in between. How do we make sense of the urban environment? How can we better understand the city? The Urban Cartographer's Toolkit is just that ... a book full of tools as well as a framework to help you begin making sense of the city around you. Designed to be highly practical and interactive, this book will lead you out into your neighborhood and city to walk, explore, observe, take notes, map, and unpack the meaning of the city..In this toolkit you will learn to:1. Exegete your community.2. Map your neighborhood.3. Assess your community's livability.4. Identify what kind of neighborhood you live in..With The Urban Cartographer's Toolkit you will learn new things about the city that there were there all along. All you needed was a toolkit to help you see and makes sense of it.\nThe 21st century marks a significant transition for humanity. For the first time in human history more people are living in cities than in rural areas. This ranges from today's global megacities to small cities and everything in between. How do we make sense of the urban environment? How can we better understand the city? The Urban Cartographer's Toolkit is just that ... a book full of tools as well as a framework to help you begin making sense of the city around you. Designed to be highly practical and interactive, this book will lead you out into your neighborhood and city to walk, explore, observe, take notes, map, and unpack the meaning of the city.In this toolkit you will learn to:1. Exegete your community.2. Map your neighborhood.3. Assess your community’s livability.4. Identify what kind of neighborhood you live in.With The Urban Cartographer’s Toolkit you will learn new things about the city that there were there all along. All you needed was a toolkit to help you see and makes sense of it.\nFrom the Author\nI created this toolkit to help you begin seeing your community anew. To don multiple lenses through which to better grasp what your community is like, who lives there (and why), where it is going, and more. Ultimately what we're seeking to uncover is a more holistic and robust way to seek the betterment of our communities. To find what ails your community as well as to identify its strengths and assets.\nFrom the Inside Flap\nThe mission of Intrepid is to elevate marginalized communities and people through training leaders to start social enterprises to sustain themselves long-term so they can seek the betterment of these overlooked and neglected places and people.