Eubanks Owens, Patsy

Maxwell, Lorraine

Travlou, Penny

Ward Thompson, Catharine

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     Edinburgh Research Explorer                                      Place Mapping with Teenagers: Locating their territories anddocumenting their experience of the public realmCitation for published version:Travlou, P, Eubanks Owens, P, Ward Thompson, C & Maxwell, L 2011, Place Mapping with Teenagers:Locating their territories and documenting their experience of the public realm. in A Coffey & T Hall (eds),Researching Young People. vol. 1, Fundamentals of Applied Research, vol. 1-3, SAGE Publications Ltd,London.Link:Link to publication record in Edinburgh Research ExplorerPublished In:Researching Young PeoplePublisher Rights Statement:© Travlou, P., Eubanks Owens, P., Ward Thompson, C., & Maxwell, L. (2011). Place Mapping with Teenagers:Locating their territories and documenting their experience of the public realm. In A. Coffey, & T. Hall (Eds.),Researching Young People. (Fundamentals of Applied Research). London: Sage Publications.General rightsCopyright for the publications made accessible via the Edinburgh Research Explorer is retained by the author(s)and / or other copyright owners and it is a condition of accessing these publications that users recognise andabide by the legal requirements associated with these rights.Take down policyThe University of Edinburgh has made every reasonable effort to ensure that Edinburgh Research Explorercontent complies with UK legislation. If you believe that the public display of this file breaches copyright pleasecontact openaccess@ed.ac.uk providing details, and we will remove access to the work immediately andinvestigate your claim.Download date: 05. Apr. 2019Place Mapping:            A Youth – Specific Methodology Penny Travlou OPENspace Research Centre Edinburgh College of Art Mapping Teenage Microgeographies For each teenager the sum of the relationship between a range of everyday places beyond their home, school and playground constitutes a microgeography which when grouped together provides a spatio-temporal map of experience  (Matthews, Limb and Percy-Smith, 1997:193) Different Approaches in Mapping • The map as material culture; • The map as cognitive system; • The map as social construction.  Cognitive Mapping Public space is a practised place for and by teenagers. Hanging out and about in the city can be considered as a spatial performance, full of symbols and meaning for its performers. Following this approach, place mapping is a method to visually portray young people’s spatial performance. Defining a Youth - Specific Methodology Place Maps as Cartographic Narratives The place maps are representations of young people’s reality and themselves as they engage with it. Young people inscribe on conventional street maps their spatial experiences, creating a web of inter-linked paths and routes according to favourite and least favourite places, spaces of inclusion and exclusion, hang-out spots and contested spaces. Favourite Places: Map Exercise    1   8   10 14 15   1. Charlotte Square                  2. Burger King                              3. Virgin Megastore                      4. HMV Music Store                 5. Starbucks Café                     6. McDonalds                             7. McDonalds                          8. St. James Centre                                            9. Princes Mall                       10. Cockburn Street              11. Princes Street      Gardens                         12. Princes Street Gardens                           13. Festival Square               14. Bank of Scotland             15. Bristo Square  Favourite Places: Interpretation    Favourite Places: Map Exercise       Cockburn Street       Bristo Square       Fountain Park       The Meadows Least Favourite Places Main Findings • Social interaction more important than the physical  setting; •Territorial/contested spaces;  • Fear of crime; • Commercialised spaces: consumerism • Indoors is outdoors: a)Lack of spaces specially designed for   young people’s needs  b) Weather restriction Discussion on Place Mapping Methodology • The school as research setting; • The dynamics within the focus group; • The use of place mapping as ‘task-based’ activity;  • The use of a multi-facet methodology • Map reading vs. map drawing 

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