Green Map System Brochure

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THINK GLOBAL MAP LOCAL

Transcript of Green Map System Brochure

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“ A Green Map gives you back the city – not in someone else’s ster i le view,

but as a r iotous l iving tapestr y of human activity.” – The Ecologist

INTRODUCTION

WHAT WE DO

OUR UNIQUE APPROACH

IMPACTS

HONORS

ONLINE

OUR ICONS

GREEN MAPS

PLACES

MAPMAKERS

RESOURCES

SUPPORTERS

CONTACT US

Think Global, Map Local!

I N T R O D U C T I O N

“ It’s a great way of

working with communities

to help them understand

what sustainable

development actually

means on a local level. ”

– Mike Trevett, Fife , Scotland

Green Mapmaker, Action

for Change

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or ServiceGreen/ Conserving

Products

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Community Center

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W H A T W E D O

Guiding the way, for over a decade “ Green Map is the most

effective truly distr ibuted

grassroots global project I

have ever seen online .”

– Jim Fournier, Director,

Planetwork

Amphibian Habitat

ƒChild Friendly

Eco-site

oCultural Site

ß /Reuse Site

O U R U N I Q U E A P P R O A C H

How is a Green Map unique?“ Green Map System is

ultimately about the

recognition and

revitalization of

sustainable l iving.”

– Or ion Afield

fGreen Maps

Available Here

´Pollution Monitor

~ Vegetarian/ Natural Cafe

bGreen Building

I M P A C T S

Green Maps make tangible differences“ Green Light Distr ict:

One bad apple may spoil

the lot, but one green apple

can star t a trend.”

– Metropolis Magazine

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]Best Walks

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Recreation Area

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H O N O R S

Selection of Honors for Green Map System

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y XPublic Boat Launch Site

Star-gazing Site

Solar Energy SiteSpecial Tree

O N L I N E

On the internet, serving the world “ …Green Maps show

us the way to remake

terr itor y… It’s wonderful

to have them brought

together in a way

accessible to people

everywhere .”

– Ernest Callenbach,

author of Ecotopia

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Water Recycling System

Information Online

Explore:

O U R I C O N S

Green Map® Icons are at the heart of the Green Map movement

“ We have seen the future ,

and it’s l itt le bitty icons on

a folding map.”

– San Francisco Bay

Guardian

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q 1 Drinking Water

SourceZoo and Wildlife

Center

Light Rail TransitDanger Zone

G R E E N M A P S

Compelling community portraits“ .. .as self-por traits

by communities with

different features and

character istics , the maps

have distinctive flavors ,

scopes and scales ,

Yet they can also be

understood across

nations and cultures…”

– Sphere magazine

Waterfront Parkor Beach

Bicycle Site

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F JEco Information

CenterRecycling Site

P L A C E S

EUROPE

AFRICA & MID-EAST

OCEANIA

ASIA

NORTH AMERICA

CENTRAL AMERICA

CARIBBEAN

SOUTH AMERICA

G R E E N M A P S

Swansea, Wales

Selected Green Maps...Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe Hamilton, New Zealand

E U R O P E O C E A N I A

A F R I C A

Selected Green Maps...Jhenjhu, Taiwan Santa Monica & Ballona

Watershed, CaliforniaSantiago, Chile

L AT I N A M E R I C A

N O RT H A M E R I C A

A S I A

M A P M A K E R S

Green Map: a people-centered system“ I hope that our work

wil l be useful to others

down the road and wil l

help in the preservation

of the things we thought

were impor tant…”

– Jon Kohli , 7th

Grade Calgary, Canada

Green Mapmaker,

in City Vision News

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AreaArt Spot

Great View

R E S O U R C E S

We produce ‘beyond the map’ resources for Green Map users, too.

“ Green Map has changed

the whole perspective

of the Society for

Protection of Nature in

Israel’s Jerusalem branch,

and indeed throughout

our coalit ion.”

– Naomi Tsur, Director

Digital Green Map Atlases Mapping our Common Ground

Green Map Atlas

Green Map Icon PosterGreen Map Activity Guide Energetic Green Map Movement

S U P P O R T E R S

Our ability to serve local and global Green Map projects is made possible by the generous contributions of Green Mapmakers, individual donors, in-kind and foundation supporters including:

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Special thanks to Green Mapmakers around the world, who generously provided images, quotes and the inspiration evident here.