@book {300, title = {Boundaries of home: Mapping for local empowerment}, series = {The New catalyst bioregional series no. 6}, year = {1993}, month = {1993}, pages = {138 pp.}, publisher = {New Society Publishers}, organization = {New Society Publishers}, address = {Gabriola Island, BC, Canada}, abstract = {This book discusses the making of maps as a means of getting to know one{\textquoteright}s locality and as a means of local empowerment. Various mapmaking applications are discussed, of varying degrees of sophistication, mostly in the contest of California and British Columbia. Locally made maps are important because they (1) acquaint the local people with their land and resources, and (2) they make it harder for outside agencies to exploit the local people unfairly.}, keywords = {cartography, environmental mapping, human ecology, landscape changes, maps}, isbn = {1-55092-207-6}, url = {http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/28497226}, editor = {Doug Aberley} }