| ID | 072725 |
| Title Proper | Multiple realities of the growth triangle |
| Other Title Information | mapping knowledge and the politics of mapping |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Chou, Cynthia |
| Publication | 2006. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The Singapore-Indonesia-Malaysia Growth Triangle has been applauded by the governments of the three nation states, economists and transnational corporations as an economic success. However, other stark realities are evident at the local level as well. The Growth Triangle is supplanting older cultural and economic geographies. This has given rise to struggles over rights to territories and resources. Of the three points in the triangle, it is the landscape of Riau-Indonesia that has been transformed most dramatically. A comparative study of the cadastral maps of the administrators of the Growth Triangle versus the community maps of the indigenous peoples shows the differences in their perceived spatial ideas of Riau. It also highlights the different systems of knowledge as upheld by the administrators in contrast to that of the indigenous inhabitants. This comparative study brings to attention the issues of knowledge construction, mapping knowledge and the politics of mapping. |
| `In' analytical Note | Asia Pacific Viewpoint Vol. 47, No. 2; Aug 2006: p241-256 |
| Journal Source | Asia Pacific Viewpoint Vol: 47 No 2 |
| Key Words | Singapore ; Indonesia ; Malaysia ; Growth Triangle ; Knowledge ; Mapping ; Maps |