Pedagogy and Cartography: A Case Study in Rising Water

Pratt Sustainability Center

An exploration of alternate methods of cartography and archaeology in the midst of rising water and rapidly changing environments.

Pratt Earth Action Week Spring 2024

This week-long series of sustainability events will celebrate the creative collaborations of the Pratt sustainability community and networks, and help us connect, in person and remotely, across groups, disciplines, and initiatives.

<p>This dialogue will explore the intriguing intersection of landscape, geography, heritage, cartography, and the need to create new visualization techniques. Dr Uzma Rizvi and Professor Mark Heller share their cartographic investigations focusing on the flooding of the Indus river flood bed. Implications are assessed from the city of Qambar to the archaeological site of Mohenjodaro. Professor Heller will explore cartographic pedagogies underpinning tangible environmental realities with different case studies. A key example includes mapping flooding in Qambar using multi-spectral data. Sometimes you need to change the way you're looking at things (or tap into a different light frequency!).<br><br>Dr. Uzma Rizvi from the Anthropology and Urban Studies department will speak to decolonizing archaeology. She speaks specifically towards the use of non-invasive data capture techniques at the M.Lab focused on the ruins at Mohenjo Daro. Her team's recent work has dealt with the intersection of decolonizing the understanding of the site (like mapping the historical drainage system of the site to reveal patterns of political structure) as well as the environmental impact of the recent 2022 flooding.</p>

<h3>Sponsors / Co-hosts:</h3><p>Pratt Historic Preservation organization</p><p>Pratt Institute MS in Historic Preservation</p>

<h3>Speakers:</h3><p><br></p><h4>Mark Heller</h4><h4><em><em>Professor</em></em></h4><h4><em><em>Master of Landscape Architecture, Pratt institute</em></em></h4><p><br></p><h4><em><em>Dr. Uzma Rizvi</em></em></h4><h4><em><em>Professor</em></em></h4><h4><em><em>Anthropology and Urban Studies, Pratt Institute</em></em></h4>

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