The Maritime Mindset: A Conceptual and Practical Exploration of Mapping Port Cities

Authors

  • Hilde Sennema Erasmus University Rotterdam
  • Vincent Baptist Erasmus University Rotterdam
  • Tianchen Dai Delft University of Technology
  • Yingying Gan Delft University of Technology
  • Yvonne van Mil Delft University of Technology
  • Thomas van den Brink Delft University of Technology
  • Carola Hein Delft University of Technology

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6092/issn.2612-0496/14141

Keywords:

Mapping, Port Cities, Culture, Identity, Maritime Mindset

Abstract

Centuries of trade have left their traces in the culture and society of port cities. This paper explores the usefulness of the concept “maritime mindset” to recognize these traces, and analyses it from different disciplinary perspectives. In the second part, it proposes the practice of “deep mapping” as a methodology of identifying and documenting expressions of maritime culture and trade in public space. In conclusion, it addresses some questions that are crucial when addressing a maritime mindset, such as whether it is a top-down or bottom-up mindset, which spatial scale it entails, and whose values and interests the mindset represents. Ultimately, we argue that (deep) mapping can play a role in producing a more layered spatial, social and cultural understanding of the complex nature of port cities.

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Published

2021-12-27

How to Cite

Sennema, H., Baptist, V., Dai, T., Gan, Y., van Mil, Y., van den Brink, T., & Hein, C. (2021). The Maritime Mindset: A Conceptual and Practical Exploration of Mapping Port Cities. European Journal of Creative Practices in Cities and Landscapes, 4(2), 152–163. https://doi.org/10.6092/issn.2612-0496/14141

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 2 (2021): Port City Cultures, Values, or Maritime Mindsets, Part 2: Studying and Shaping Cultures in Port City Territories

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Practices

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