Mapping global injustice by changing the view

Danny DorlingUniversity of Sheffield

Talk in the magnificent maps:power, propaganda and art series20.07.2010, The British Library, London

Slides created by

Benjamin Hennig

Watch the multimedia version of this presentation athttp://sasi.group.shef.ac.uk/presentations/

Changing perspectives

For centuries maps have conditioned the way we view the world, aiding understanding but sometimes dramatically distorting reality. This presentation describes how new maps and projections are being created to show the size of countries proportionate to social conditions, health, great poverty or enormous wealth. The result is a series of irresistible redesigns that show starkly the injustices across our world.

Gall-Peters projection

Ancient Population Cartogram

World Population Cartogram with Satellite Image

Africa Population Cartogram

EU Population Cartogram

USA Population Cartogram

People killed by Floods

People killed by Storms

World Population Cartogram with Elevation

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Bangladesh Population Cartogram with Elevation Myanmar / Burma Population Cartogram with Elevation

2010 General Election in Great Britain

Afghanistan Population Cartogram

Iraq Population Cartogram

Iran Population Cartogram

USA Population Cartogram

UK Population Cartogram with Elevation and Rivers

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Ecological Footprint Cartogram

What is most unfair?

How many people have no light at night,

or how much light others can afford to waste

- to shine up into space?

Watch the multimedia version of this presentation including video and interactive slide selection at

http://sasi.group.shef.ac.uk/presentations/