Where We Go From Here: The Mental Sketch Mapping Method and Its Analytic Components
J.J. Gieseking, (2013)
Mental mapping has a vaguely defined methodological history. Proponents contend that the method “affords a lens into the way people produce and experience space, forms of spatial intelligence, and dynamics of human-environment relations” and can be used as a “tool for examining the roles and meanings of space and place in everyday lives.” Through the discussion of original research, Gieseking provides an analysis and critique of the mental mapping methods devised by Lynch (Image of the City, 1960) and used Milgram and Jodelet (1970) and others in variety of ways. The article resulted from Geiseking’s frustration with and desire to understand the best practices for utilizing the mental mapping method and the ambiguous guidelines for analyzing mental maps.
