Mapping global injustice by changing the view Danny Dorling University of Sheffield Talk in the magnificent maps: power, propaganda and art series 20.07.2010, The British Library, London Slides created by Benjamin Hennig Watch the multimedia version of this presentation at http://sasi.group.shef.ac.uk/presentations /
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Changing perspectives: Mapping global injustice by changing the view
Talk by Danny Dorling, held at the magnificent maps: power, propaganda and art series, The British Library, London, 20th July 2010. Slides and maps created by Benjamin Hennig and the Worldmapper team.
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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/
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
Elevation [m]
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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British Migration Flows
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