Post on 29-Jan-2018
“ A Green Map gives you back the city – not in someone else’s ster i le view,
but as a r iotous l iving tapestr y of human activity.” – The Ecologist
INTRODUCTION
WHAT WE DO
OUR UNIQUE APPROACH
IMPACTS
HONORS
ONLINE
OUR ICONS
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GREEN MAPS
PLACES
MAPMAKERS
RESOURCES
SUPPORTERS
CONTACT US
Think Global, Map Local!
I N T R O D U C T I O N
“ It’s a great way of
working with communities
to help them understand
what sustainable
development actually
means on a local level. ”
– Mike Trevett, Fife , Scotland
Green Mapmaker, Action
for Change
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W H A T W E D O
Guiding the way, for over a decade “ Green Map is the most
effective truly distr ibuted
grassroots global project I
have ever seen online .”
– Jim Fournier, Director,
Planetwork
O U R U N I Q U E A P P R O A C H
How is a Green Map unique?“ Green Map System is
ultimately about the
recognition and
revitalization of
sustainable l iving.”
– Or ion Afield
I M P A C T S
Green Maps make tangible differences“ Green Light Distr ict:
One bad apple may spoil
the lot, but one green apple
can star t a trend.”
– Metropolis Magazine
O N L I N E
On the internet, serving the world “ …Green Maps show
us the way to remake
terr itor y… It’s wonderful
to have them brought
together in a way
accessible to people
everywhere .”
– Ernest Callenbach,
author of Ecotopia
O U R I C O N S
Green Map® Icons are at the heart of the Green Map movement
“ We have seen the future ,
and it’s l itt le bitty icons on
a folding map.”
– San Francisco Bay
Guardian
G R E E N M A P S
Compelling community portraits“ .. .as self-por traits
by communities with
different features and
character istics , the maps
have distinctive flavors ,
scopes and scales ,
Yet they can also be
understood across
nations and cultures…”
– Sphere magazine
G R E E N M A P S
Swansea, Wales
Selected Green Maps...Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe Hamilton, New Zealand
E U R O P E O C E A N I A
A F R I C A
Selected Green Maps...Jhenjhu, Taiwan Santa Monica & Ballona
Watershed, CaliforniaSantiago, Chile
L AT I N A M E R I C A
N O RT H A M E R I C A
A S I A
M A P M A K E R S
Green Map: a people-centered system“ I hope that our work
wil l be useful to others
down the road and wil l
help in the preservation
of the things we thought
were impor tant…”
– Jon Kohli , 7th
Grade Calgary, Canada
Green Mapmaker,
in City Vision News
R E S O U R C E S
We produce ‘beyond the map’ resources for Green Map users, too.
“ Green Map has changed
the whole perspective
of the Society for
Protection of Nature in
Israel’s Jerusalem branch,
and indeed throughout
our coalit ion.”
– Naomi Tsur, Director
S U P P O R T E R S
Our ability to serve local and global Green Map projects is made possible by the generous contributions of Green Mapmakers, individual donors, in-kind and foundation supporters including:
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Special thanks to Green Mapmakers around the world, who generously provided images, quotes and the inspiration evident here.