ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses the results of a counter-mapping project in the super-diverse neighborhoods of arrival in Ghent and Brussels that took place in 2014. Around 300 architecture students registered, interpreted, and geocoded visible signs along preconceived tracks by means of a Geoweb 2.0 platform. Through their activities, the students generated dynamic digital maps. Three important results of this mapping project were: 1) The large-scale registration of signs made it possible to discern different layers of use in these neighborhoods that refer to different population groups that have to negotiate each other’s presence in the neighborhood; 2) The visualization of these signs produced new maps that made it possible to relate the neighborhoods to other places; 3) The platform created the possibility to efficiently combine fieldwork with online and offline lectures and offered students the opportunity to comment on and learn from each other’s insights.
