[Oe List ...] gridding request

[Lawrence Philbrook]

Dear Ann



Here is what I have been using



With respect, Larry



GRIDDING

Gridding is a method which enables you to become familiar with a piece of geography and its sociality and to create an image which holds this reality.  It enables a group to form a consensus about how it intends to relate to a particular area.  It is the first symbolic and practical step in taking responsibility for space by organizing it into rational geographic patterns.

1) Walk through the area

2) Gather statistical data

3) Art form the map of the area:

            What do notice?

            What stands out?

            Which part is most pleasing in terms of color?

4) Identify and mark: Living areas, cultural centers, businesses, nodes, natural boundaries, social divisions, land marks, political boundaries, pathways, roads.

5) Draw initial pictures of the area, share these and discuss the gifts of each.

6) Form a consensus on a grid symbolic power is key.  

7) Draw a large artistic form and display it in a public place for feedback.

 

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Ann Avery 
  To: OE 
  Sent: Monday, September 01, 2008 9:18 PM
  Subject: [Oe List ...] gridding request


  Hello everyone,
    A little request for advice on teaching gridding  as simply as possible--
    I couldn't find anything on gridding in the (wonderful!) repository except some images of the global grid.  I would appreciate improvement on what I've written below, and some other graphic examples that might be available.  Does anyone have a copy of the "handy little" Methods Manual (no date).  Does it have a green cover?  


    Gridding your geography


    Geographic gridding is a way of understanding your geo-social environment.  When you grid, you make decisions about the geography concerned, guided by observing and asking questions. 

    Then you represent this information with a simple straight line drawing that anyone can reproduce easily.  

    This process can build consensus about your physical and social context.


    You can  grid the planet, your country,  region, district, or community.  [Here I would like to have a few samples, in addition to a version of the world grid from the repository. Does someone have others of smaller areas such as districts or villages to share?]




    Steps:

    1.  Determine the outer boundaries of the area you are looking at.

    2.  Simplify them by drawing straight lines to make a shape that you could easily draw freehand. 

    3. Thinking about the area, looking at maps or talking to people who know it well, ask these questions, and record the information on your shape.

            What are natural or manmade boundaries within the area?

            What roads, bus routes, paths, train tracks, air routes are important?

            Nodes: Where do people gather for commerce, celebration, health care, education, etc.

            What are physical landmarks?  

    4.  With that information, where would it make sense  to divide the area into 5 sections?  How would you describe each area?  

    5.  Name each area.







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