Mapping the historic city: Mapmaking, preservation zoning, and violence

The paper presents a critique of the cartographic construction of Rattanakosin City, the historic district of Bangkok, Thailand. Drawing on critical cartography literature, I argue that Rattanakosin City has emerged from a particular intersection between cartography and historic preservation as the...

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Published inEnvironment and planning. D, Society & space Vol. 33; no. 5; pp. 869 - 888
Main Author Rugkhapan, Napong Tao
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London, England SAGE Publications 01.10.2015
Subjects
Bangkok Thailand
Cartography
Cities
Geometry
Historic preservation
Land use
Zoning
Bangkok
historic preservation
Critical cartography
zoning
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Summary:The paper presents a critique of the cartographic construction of Rattanakosin City, the historic district of Bangkok, Thailand. Drawing on critical cartography literature, I argue that Rattanakosin City has emerged from a particular intersection between cartography and historic preservation as the former is used to legitimize the latter. The paper explores how geometric lines, boundaries, and colored zones have been deployed in constructing Rattanakosin as central and as whole. The paper goes on to show that this particular cartographic construction has a hegemonic potential as it is a double silencing that eclipses outside historical geographies, while silencing and subsuming those inside under the category of “historic preservation” landuse.
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ISSN:0263-7758
1472-3433
DOI:10.1177/0263775815604916