1. Training Day Cultural Mapping exercise Pori
1 March 2017
Maunu Häyrynen
Landscape Studies, University of Turku

2. Cultural Mapping in a nutshell
Exploration of local meanings of place through engagement with people and artistic practice, often with other sources of data
Usually an integral part of a cultural planning process
Broad definition of culture as a way of life (Raymond Williams)
Original models Tenure Mapping of indigenuous peoples (Unesco) and ”counter- mapping” by communities (Parish Maps, UK)
Aims to map out cross-sectorally cultural resources recognised by communities: local traditions, narratives, place meanings, land uses, dialects, food e.g.
Includes also institutionally defined culture: museums, art collections, public art, historic monuments, cultural activities, artists and other creative professions
Facilitated process, wide range of materials and methods: Statistics, traditional media, Internet, interviews, workshops, interactive GIS, participating observation
Produces maps, cultural inventories, cultural analyses and recommendations

3. Training Day structure and aims
Aim to give a rough idea about cultural mapping process
Opening presentations: baseline information
Dividing into thematic groups, information gathering starts
Panel and Q&A for all: key actors, current situation, plans for future
Field visit: presentations of both areas for all => guided tour, observation and documentation in thematic groups
Tomorrow:
SWOT based on today’s information by each thematic group
Concluding session: Interpretations of SWOT results, suggested strategies and recommended actions by each thematic group

4. Target area Target area: Housing Fair 2018 area and Hevosluoto island
Sitting next to Kokemäenjoki river delta, largest in Nordic Countries
Delta partly a conservation area in city plan & part of Pori National Urban Park protected by general plan, partly Natura 2000 area
Long-term strategic interest by the City of Pori: National Urban Park in 2001, residential development of Karjaranta industrial site in 2000s
Housing Fair 2018 visions: model smaller- to medium-scale housing area off-centre and close to nature, connected to National Urban Park
Main growth direction, further development plans along the riverside