Kingston, Jamaica: Mapping Urbanization
-
Upload
kai-alexis-smith -
Category
Education
-
view
416 -
download
2
description
Transcript of Kingston, Jamaica: Mapping Urbanization
Kingston, Jamaica:
Mapping Urbanization Kai Alexis Smith
Institute on Map Collections Prof. Matt Knutzen
Summer 2012
• 17°59′N 76°48′W • 3rd Largest island in the West Indies • Area: 190 sq. miles (480 km²) • Elevation: 9 m (30 ft.) • Population: 670,012 (Statistical Institute of
Jamaica, 2011) • Population Density: 1,358/km2 (3,520/sq. mi)
Quick Facts: Jamaica
Aa, Pieter van der. [Map] (1713). Cuba en Iamaica : soo als die door Kolumbus ontdekt, en by de Kastilianen bevolkt sijn. A Leide, Netherlands: Pierre Vander Aa.
Port Royal
Clarke, C. G. (2006). Kingston, Jamaica: Urban development and social change, 1692- 2002. Kingston, Jamaica: Ian Randle.
Kingston Settlement Town Plan
Christian Lilly town plan for Kingston. Clarke, C. G. (2006). Kingston, Jamaica: Urban development and social change, 1692- 2002. Kingston, Jamaica: Ian Randle.
1702 Additions
Michael Hays additions. Clarke, C. G. (2006). Kingston, Jamaica: Urban development and social change, 1692- 2002. Kingston, Jamaica: Ian Randle.
1793
Jeffreys, Thomas. (1793). Jamaica, The Latest Survey. London: Laurie & Whittle.
1896
Norman, Sir Henry Wylie. (1896). A Map of Jamaica.
1897
The City of Kingston from Stark, J. H. (1897). Stark's Jamaica guide (illustrated): Boston: J.H. Stark.
1894
Clarke, C. G., & Hodgkiss, A. G. (1974). Jamaica in maps. London: University of London Press.
1907 Kingston
Upper class and poor areas of Kingston from Stark, J. H. (1897). Stark's Jamaica guide (illustrated): Boston: J.H. Stark.
Clarke, C. G. (2006). Kingston, Jamaica: Urban development and social change, 1692- 2002. Kingston, Jamaica: Ian Randle.
Urban Growth: 1833
Urban Growth: 1938
Spatial Boundaries of Jamaica. (n.d.). The Planning Institute of Jamaica Sustainable Development & Regional Planning Division.
Government sponsored housing schemes between 1950-1960
Clarke, C. G. (2006). Kingston, Jamaica: Urban development and social change, 1692- 2002. Kingston, Jamaica: Ian Randle.
Waterfront Development Clarke, C. G. (2006). Kingston, Jamaica: Urban development and social change, 1692- 2002. Kingston, Jamaica: Ian Randle.
Future Development Plans
Online Resources: • Port Royal. (n.d.). Wikipedia. Retrieved July 26, 2012 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Royal#cite_ref-autogenerated3_12-1 • The Great Exhibition of 1891. (n.d.). Jamaica Gleaner’s Pieces of the Past. Retrieved from
http://jamaica-gleaner.com/pages/history/story0018.html • Urban Development & The Status of Major Projects. (n.d.). Office of the Prime Minister Of Jamaica. Retrieved July 29, 2012 from
http://www.opm.gov.jm/library/ministry_papers/urban_development_status_of_major_projects • The Makings of a City. (2012) The Gleaner. Retrieved on July 30, 2012 from
http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20120402/news/news4.html
• Jamaica Timeline. (2010 January 10). BBC News. Retrieved July 20, 2012 from http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/country_profiles/1191049.stm
• Jamaica. (n.d.). Wikipedia. Retrieved July 29, 2012 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingston,_Jamaica • Spatial Boundaries of Jamaica. (n.d.). The Planning Institute of Jamaica Sustainable Development & Regional Planning Division.
Retrieved July 19, 2012 from http://www.pioj.gov.jm/Portals/0/Sustainable_Development/SPATIAL%20BOUNDARIES%20OF%20JAMAICA.pdf
• Map Of Jamaica According To A Survey Made In The Year 1670. (1774). Europeana Think Culture. Retrieved July 27, 2012 from
http://www.europeana.eu/portal/record/92037/38BBE665B599651F70C9F75224DEB37C7D9E7382.html PRINT RESOURCES Paper maps • Aa, Pieter van der. [Map] (1713). Cuba en Iamaica : soo als die door Kolumbus ontdekt, en by de Kastilianen bevolkt sijn. A Leide,
Netherlands: Pierre Vander Aa. • Arrowsmith, John. [Map] (1848). Map of Jamaica, Compiled Chiefly from Manuscripts in the Colonial Office and Admiralty, London:
J Arrowsmith. • Esquire, Bryan Edwards. [Map] (1794). Map of the Island of Jamaica Divided by Counties and Parishes for the History of the
British West Indies. London: I Stockdale.
Bibliography
Atlases • Berry, Williams H. [Map] (1557-1708). A collection of Maps of the World. 1557-1708. London: William Berry. Monographs • Black, C. V. B. (1958). History of Jamaica. London: Collins Clear-Type Press. • Clarke, C. G. (2006). Kingston, Jamaica: Urban development and social change, 1692- 2002. Kingston, Jamaica: Ian Randle. • Clarke, C. G., & Hodgkiss, A. G. (1974). Jamaica in maps. London: University of London Press. • Figueredo, D. H., & Argote-Freyre, F. (2008). A brief history of the Caribbean. New York: Facts on File. • Mulcahy, M. (October 26, 2008). The Port Royal Earthquake and the World of Wonders in Seventeenth-Century Jamaica. Early
American Studies: an Interdisciplinary Journal, 6, 2, 391-421. • Pawson, M., & Buisseret, D. (1975). Port Royal, Jamaica. Oxford: Clarendon Press. • Taylor, S.A.G. (1955). “Port Royal.” The Capitals of Jamaica. Spanish Town, Kingston, Port Royal. Edited by W. A. Roberts. (By
several authors.). pp. x. 112. Pioneer Press: Kingston. • Stark, J. H. (1898). Stark's Jamaica guide (illustrated): Containing a description of everything relating to Jamaica of which the
visitor or resident may desire information, including its history, inhabitants, government, resources, and places of interest to travellers with maps, engravings, and photo prints. Boston: J.H. Stark.
Bibliography (cont’d)
Any questions?
Kingston, Jamaica: Mapping Urbanization
Kai Alexis Smith [email protected]
www.linkedin.com/in/kaialexissmith/ http://www.slideshare.net/
KaiAlexisSmithMSILS
@KaiAlexisSmith