Understanding different geographies [... papers first delivered at the "Understanding Different Geographies Symposium" held in Puchberg am Schneeberg, Austria in 2011

This book collects revised versions of papers first delivered at the “Understanding Different Geographies Symposium” held in Puchberg am Schneeberg, Austria in 2011. The Symposium focussed on “Communicating Meaning with [Geo]Graphic Artefacts”. The general topics of the chapters cover: - Exploring geographic knowledge - Maps in exhibition spaces - Information and exhibition design with (geo)graphic artefacts - Extracting meaning from visualisations of different geographies - Deconstructing maps of information - and other spaces Front Matter....Pages i-ix Understanding Different Geographies....Pages 1-6 Front Matter....Pages 7-7 Maps and Design–Influence of Depiction, Space and Aesthetics on Geocommunication....Pages 9-23 Understanding Different Geographies Through Drawings and Sketches....Pages 25-40 Understanding Through Encountering Place....Pages 41-51 Front Matter....Pages 53-53 Artefacts and Geospaces....Pages 55-66 Understanding Artifacts Through Geographies: Perceiving Geographies Through Artifacts....Pages 67-78 When Countries Become Gods: The Geospatial Aspect of Deities in India....Pages 79-89 Front Matter....Pages 91-91 Geographic Space in Museums: Considerations Towards a Spatio-Temporal Supported Exhibition....Pages 93-101 Potential Information Gains for Exhibition Makers and Their Audience by Mapping the Movement of Objects: The Example of Material Culture of the Byzantine Empire....Pages 103-114 Front Matter....Pages 115-115 Uncertain Decisions and Continuous Spaces: Outcomes Spaces and Uncertainty Visualization....Pages 117-134 Modelling Uncertain Geodata for the Literary Atlas of Europe....Pages 135-157 The Effect of the Ancient Chinese Philosophy and Geography on our Contemporary Landsape Development Using GIS Models....Pages 159-173 The Potential of Using Web Mapping as a Tool to Support Cultural History Investigations....Pages 175-192 Virtual Tabo: Geocommunication for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage with the Help of Multimedia Technology....Pages 193-200 Front Matter....Pages 201-201 Geographic Projections of a 16th Century Trade Network: New Meanings for Historical Research....Pages 203-214 Getting Around in the Past: Historical Road Modelling....Pages 215-226 Networks of Border Zones: A Case Study on the Historical Region of Macedonia in the 14th Century AD....Pages 227-241 The Itinerary and Palestine Maps of Matthaeus Parisiensis: New Input to a Neverending Discussion....Pages 243-252