ABSTRACT
The conceptualisation of the territory through spatial images is an integral part of spatial planning. In most traditions of spatial planning1 in Europe, planning policy documents involve a symbolic representation of the territory in the form of icons, diagrams and maps. The illustration of spatial policy options through maps and other cartographic representations2 can be very powerful both in the planning process and in communicating the key messages of planning strategies. Drawn images are used to support verbal statements of policies, or they directly express policies (Faludi, 1996a), and through their communicative power and clarity might ‘contribute more to achieving certain political goals than legal and financial instruments’ (Kunzmann, 1996: 144).
