Week 4 - Choropleth mapping

Slides

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• pdf

To do before class

• Lecture on “Statistical maps” by Luc Anselin (link to 25min video).
• Lecture on “Special maps” by Luc Anselin (link to 20min video).

Related readings

• The modifiable areal unit problem is treated in depth in (Openshaw & Openshaw, 1984).
• Color palettes for maps in ColorBrewer.
• James Cheshire and Oliver Uberti’s “The Information Capital” is full of beautiful and clever maps (book site).
• If you liked the bit about cartograms, the overview by Waldo Tobler is an excellent resource (pdf).

References

1. Openshaw, S., & Openshaw, S. (1984). The modifiable areal unit problem. Geo Abstracts University of East Anglia.