Construction de cartes mentales synthétiques : mise en avant des représentations spatiales collectivement partagées

Abstract

This article aims to suggest a methodological approach for the conception of synthetic mental maps. Their goal is to put forward the spatial representations that are collectively shared by a social group. The presentation of the methodology and the elements it allows to highlight is based on researches on creative workers (artists, designers…) and their representations of their professional quarter. More than 100 creative workers from the Olivettes district of Nantes and the Panier district of Marseille were interviewed. Synthetic mental maps reveal the joint representations shared by these workers. The creative dimension of quarters and the boundaries that separate them from the rest of the city are identified as collectively shared elements in spatial representations of creative workers.

Keywords

• Synthetic Mental Maps
• Spatial Representation
• Creative Worker
• Urban Quarter