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September 5, 2025Canadian Geographies / Géographies canadiennesOpen Access

“When your participants cannot speak”: Exploring the potential for participatory mapping to represent the geographies of more‐than‐human actors

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AGAyla De GrandpréJCJon Corbett

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Overview

This research investigates participatory mapping to convey more-than-human values in landscapes, suggesting ethical complexities and advantages for sustainable management.

Key Points

  • The representation of more-than-human values through participatory mapping reveals challenges and ethical tensions.
  • Findings from 28 participants along Mission Creek highlight the integration of diverse perspectives like Indigenous knowledge.
  • The study utilizes participatory mapping interviews and focus groups, offering insight into ecological processes and habitat relationships.
  • These insights may enhance reflexive socio-ecological thinking for more inclusive and sustainable environmental decision making.

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Grandpré et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68bb49d26d6d5674bcd00079https://doi.org/10.1111/cag.70031
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