Part VI
Ethics, Governance, and Power
- 31 Foundations of Mapping Ethics Introduces the ethical dimensions of Community Mapping, from maps as political acts to consent, harm reduction, knowledge authority, anonymization risks, ownership, and stewardship responsibilities.
- 32 Privacy, Consent, and Sensitive Data Examines privacy as a community value, techniques for protecting personal data in maps, layered consent frameworks, sensitive location protocols, and privacy law requirements in community mapping practice.
- 33 Indigenous Data Sovereignty Indigenous peoples' right to govern data about themselves, their lands, and their knowledge. Covers OCAP and CARE principles, Free Prior Informed Consent, relational mapping, repatriation, and non-Indigenous allyship.
- 34 Power, Politics, and the Map Examines how maps encode power relations, serve state and capital interests, and shape whose knowledge counts. Covers counter-mapping, algorithmic bias, and mapping as resistance and control.
- 35 Governance Models and Stewardship Explores how communities govern mapping data and processes — from decision-making structures to data trusts, open licensing, sustainability, and the lifecycle of community maps.