Cartografia semantica e sensibile: spazi e progetti tra significati e sentimenti

[Machine translation] Semantic and Sensitive Cartography: the Space between Listening and Storying, The last few decades have witnessed a significant change in the field of cartography. Cartography has gone «from doing to being»: new practice of making maps, different ways of recognize the territorial themes, various methods of represent both physical and immaterial elements have emerged. These changes can be related to the fast development of the ICT, the increased availability of digital data and a growing need to understand an ever-complex world. Also, these changes are certainly related to new techniques based on participatory approaches to spatial planning, spatial information and communications management. They have led the cartography to become a field of interest and action even for non-specialists, in particular the local communities and networks. Within the framework of the so-called «semantic cartography», useful to identify characteristics and tools for its implementation and practical application, the contribution focuses on a case study. The objective is to investigate, through a qualitative methodology, the cultural and artistic mapping practices and findings, in order to evaluate the innovativeness and replicability of the initiatives undertaken., Semantic and sensitive mapping: spaces and projects between meanings and feelings, The way of representing territorial elements and themes has changed cartography from the dimension of “doing” to that of “being”: new practices for creating maps have emerged, different ways of recognizing territorial themes, different methods of representing physical and intangible elements. These changes may be linked to the rapid development of ICT, the increased availability of digital data, and the increasing need to understand an ever more complex world. Moreover, these changes are certainly linked to new techniques based on participatory approaches to spatial planning, spatial information and communication management. They have led cartography to become a field of interest and action even for non-specialists, especially communities. Within the framework of “semantic mapping”, useful for identifying the characteristics and mechanisms of its practical application, the contribution focuses on a case study. The objective is to study, through a qualitative methodology, the practices and results of cultural and artistic mapping, in order to assess the innovative nature and reproducibility of the initiatives undertaken.