Publications and online learning resources.

BOOKS AND PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

Kraak, M.-J., Roth, R. E., Ricker, B., Kagawa, A., & Le Sourd, G. (2020). Mapping for a sustainable world. United Nations and the International Cartographic Association. https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3898826?v=pdf

International Journal of Cartography: Special Issue of Cartography and Sustainable Development link to full issue: Volume 11 Issue number 3, 2025

Ricker, B., & Fish, C. (2025). Special Issue Introduction: Cartography for Sustainable Development. International Journal of Cartography, 11(3), 295–298. https://doi.org/10.1080/23729333.2025.2532065

All articles from the special issue in alphabetical order:

Barrera Alarcón, I., Tapia-McClung, R., Caudillo Cos, C., Arvizu Piña, V., & Montejano-Escamilla, J. A. (2025). Vulnerable population and risk areas to the surface urban heat island phenomenon and their accessibility to healthcare. The 15 warmest Mexican cities. International Journal of Cartography, 11(3), 358–387. https://doi.org/10.1080/23729333.2025.2521567

Demhardt, I. J. (2025). MAPS IN HISTORY: Faking maps – the Vinland Map. International Journal of Cartography, 11(3), 477–478. https://doi.org/10.1080/23729333.2025.2478302

Kabanda, T. H. (2025). Case study: Analysing the progression of artificial lighting in Gauteng Province over a decade using spatio-temporal analysis. International Journal of Cartography, 11(3), 299–315. https://doi.org/10.1080/23729333.2024.2367689

Kraak, M.-J. (2025). The power of where. International Journal of Cartography, 11(3), 479–480. https://doi.org/10.1080/23729333.2025.2465092

Neger, C., Evers, C. R., Romero Cuapio, O., & Páramo Gómez, J. de D. (2025). Integrating social network analysis and cartography: The case of fire management in a Mexican biosphere reserve. International Journal of Cartography, 11(3), 316–334. https://doi.org/10.1080/23729333.2024.2392213

Roth, R. E., Iverson, A., Kagawa, A., Sourd, G. L., Ricker, B., Andersen, T., Baldrica-Franklin, G., Houtman, L., Ilunga, F., Lee, M., & Kraak, M.-J. (2025). Making and remaking Mapping for a Sustainable World: A retrospective and prospective analysis as a case study in Processual Cartography. International Journal of Cartography, 11(3), 388–427. https://doi.org/10.1080/23729333.2025.2458895

Shakib, M. S., Solís, P., & Varfalameyeva, K. (2025). Mapswipe for SDGs 3 & 13: Take urgent cartographic action to combat heat vulnerability of manufactured and mobile home communities. International Journal of Cartography, 11(3), 335–357. https://doi.org/10.1080/23729333.2024.2359074

Sourd, G. L., & Ricker, B. (2025). Cartography for global sustainable development agendas: Informing public policies with geospatial information and knowledge for people, places and planet*. International Journal of Cartography, 11(3), 428–457. https://doi.org/10.1080/23729333.2025.2532942

Zuo, C., Wei, M., Zhang, P., Chen, C., & Meng, L. (2025). Assessing maps for social topic representation: A qualitative content analysis of maps for sustainable mobility. International Journal of Cartography, 11(3), 458–476. https://doi.org/10.1080/23729333.2024.2392212

ATLASES

Atlas of Sustainability Roth RE, G Gartner, G Baldrica-Franklin, A Cowart, L Houtman, A Kagawa, M Keskin, MJ Kraak, NT Nawshin, F Ortag, B Ricker, S Schlumpf, and Z Stachoň (Editors). 2025. Atlas of Sustainability. Vienna, Austria: The International Cartographic Association.

ONLINE TUTORIALS AND OTHER RESOURCES

Technical supplement to go with Mapping for a Sustainable World Textbook – using QGIS to make thematic maps from the book

Technical supplement to go with the Atlas of Sustainability

Britta Ricker: Student work can be found here

Changing Projections for Web Maps

Gilberto Camara, Lorenzo de Simone, Ronald Jansen (editors). UN Handbook on Remote Sensing for Agricultural Statistics. UN Statistical Division, FAO, 2025. https://fao-eostat.github.io/UN-Handbook