Posts tagged Maps

Inequality and New York’s Subway

From newyorker:

New York City has a problem with income inequality. And it’s getting worse—the top of the spectrum is gaining and the bottom is losing. Along individual subway lines, earnings range from poverty to considerable wealth. The interactive infographic here charts these shifts, using data on median household income, from the U.S. Census Bureau, for census tracts with subway stations: http://nyr.kr/11mEy8m

This is a really great way to map out inequality in an area. I’d love to see it done elsewhere (say, along a major US interstate).

From explore-blog: Neil Freeman redraws the US into 50 new states with equal population. (↬ kottke) I could get used to this.

From explore-blog:

Neil Freeman redraws the US into 50 new states with equal population.

(↬ kottke)

I could get used to this.

From pritheworld: What makes the breast cancer rate so high in Uruguay, but so low in Bolivia?  Wow. That is a fascinating question!

From pritheworld:

What makes the breast cancer rate so high in Uruguay, but so low in Bolivia? 

Wow. That is a fascinating question!

From adam-wola: Peru’s IDL Reporteros has produced this map of cocaine prices around the country, in the second of a two-part series about recent trends in the country’s cocaine trade, focused on the conflictive Apurímac and Ene river valleys (VRAE). This is very clever (and clear) info graphic and map combination. 

From adam-wola:

Peru’s IDL Reporteros has produced this map of cocaine prices around the country, in the second of a two-part series about recent trends in the country’s cocaine trade, focused on the conflictive Apurímac and Ene river valleys (VRAE).

This is very clever (and clear) info graphic and map combination. 

From insaniyat: International Women’s Day: Women in Politics 2012 map (full screen) There are currently 17 countries with women as head of government, head of state or both, which according to Inter-Parliamentary Union and UN Women has more than doubled since 2005. [However] The report marks slow advances in the political landscape - the number of lower houses hosting more than 30% women rose slightly from 25 to 30 in 2011 - and although the results show progress IPU Secretary General, Anders B. Johnsson says: “Less than one-in-five parliamentarians in the world today are women. It is a worrying statistic at this point of human development and impossible to justify. The political will to change this is simply lacking in most cases.” A nice global overview of women in politics in mapped data form. 

From insaniyat:

International Women’s Day: Women in Politics 2012 map (full screen)

There are currently 17 countries with women as head of government, head of state or both, which according to Inter-Parliamentary Union and UN Women has more than doubled since 2005.

[However] The report marks slow advances in the political landscape - the number of lower houses hosting more than 30% women rose slightly from 25 to 30 in 2011 - and although the results show progress IPU Secretary General, Anders B. Johnsson says:

“Less than one-in-five parliamentarians in the world today are women. It is a worrying statistic at this point of human development and impossible to justify. The political will to change this is simply lacking in most cases.”

A nice global overview of women in politics in mapped data form. 

Guardian

A fantastic interactive map, from npr: To sustain themselves, many nations adopt policies to raise, lower, or maintain their population levels. And while a country’s gross domestic product may often predict its stance, that’s not always the case. Use our handy dandy interactive world map to learn more about them. (via World Map: Population Density, Fertility, GDP, And Policies To Control Or Boost Fertility)

A fantastic interactive map, from npr:

To sustain themselves, many nations adopt policies to raise, lower, or maintain their population levels. And while a country’s gross domestic product may often predict its stance, that’s not always the case. Use our handy dandy interactive world map to learn more about them.

(via World Map: Population Density, Fertility, GDP, And Policies To Control Or Boost Fertility)

From theatlantic: Map: Some African Countries Are Doing Better Than You Might Think The Ibrahim Index of African Governance, which measures the quality and success of African national governments, finds a few causes for celebration. Read More and Interact.

From theatlantic:

Map: Some African Countries Are Doing Better Than You Might Think

The Ibrahim Index of African Governance, which measures the quality and success of African national governments, finds a few causes for celebration. Read More and Interact.

theatlantic

From newshour: Since 1980, seven of the 12 county types in Patchwork Nation have seen their median family incomes fall in inflation-adjusted dollars. The map above shows the changes by county. Patchwork Nation has noted, the recession has just exacerbated longer-term rises in economic inequality. More

From newshour:

Since 1980, seven of the 12 county types in Patchwork Nation have seen their median family incomes fall in inflation-adjusted dollars. The map above shows the changes by county.

Patchwork Nation has noted, the recession has just exacerbated longer-term rises in economic inequality.

More

This looks like a great resource on Colombia. Besides, I’m a sucker for interactive maps. From adam-wola: The Colombian investigative website La Silla Vacía has made some very striking maps of social and economic challenges in the country’s rural zones, using data from the UNDP’s just-released 2011 National Human Development Report. The UNDP report looks like a pretty essential document; since it has only just become public, I haven’t done more than glance at it yet.

This looks like a great resource on Colombia. Besides, I’m a sucker for interactive maps.

From adam-wola:

The Colombian investigative website La Silla Vacía has made some very striking maps of social and economic challenges in the country’s rural zones, using data from the UNDP’s just-released 2011 National Human Development Report.

The UNDP report looks like a pretty essential document; since it has only just become public, I haven’t done more than glance at it yet.

sunfoundation: The Zombie Map of the World What happens when you ask Google Maps for the location of zombies around the world?

sunfoundation:

The Zombie Map of the World

What happens when you ask Google Maps for the location of zombies around the world?

visual.ly