So we are done with coding the landuse survey data. Now we have a landuse map of Zonguldak. Well done!
Now is the time to work on our memories of the field survey. We started the day with an in-class assignment of 'mental mapping', following Lynch (1960) and asking students to make sketches of two maps created from their memories of a) the city of Zonguldak and b) the wider region it is located, revealing the different elements of the city and the region.
In-class work: Mental Mapping
You are asked to produce sketches of 2 maps: one the map of the city of Zonguldak, and the other the map of the TR81 region. You are expected to produce the two maps by 'Mak(ing) (them) just as if you (are) making a rapid description of the city to a stranger, covering all the main features. We don’t expect an accurate drawing- just a rough sketch.' (Lynch 1960, p 141)
After a given amount of time,
the students hanged their mental maps on the wall...
Then we started discussing about...
... the region and the city.
And finally compared the two mental maps with the real maps...
... in order to see what was missing and what we DID remember correctly. It was a fun project!
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