Cutting the Gordian knot of visualizing dense spatial networks: the case of the world city network, 2013

Hennemann, Stefan, Derudder, Ben and Taylor, Peter (2015) Cutting the Gordian knot of visualizing dense spatial networks: the case of the world city network, 2013. Environment and Planning A, 47 (6). pp. 1332-1340. ISSN 0308-518X

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Abstract

Networks have become ubiquitous in the analysis of socioeconomic patterns. Importantly, most of these networks have an inherent geographical dimension, and are therefore a relevant object for geographical research and related thinking on cartographic mapping and visualization. The visualization of spatial networks is, however, still in its infancy. In this paper, we present and discuss some of the typical issues associated with the visualization of spatial networks, as well as the emerging possibilities to tackle these issues. In particular, we focus on a state-of-the-art graph layout algorithm that uses edge bundling on network layers in conventional maps. We use the example of the geographies of the world city network in 2013 as researched by the Globalization and World Cities network (GaWC).

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	edge bundling, world city network, spatial networks
Subjects:	L700 Human and Social Geography
Department:	Faculties > Engineering and Environment > Geography and Environmental Sciences
Depositing User:	Becky Skoyles
Date Deposited:	15 Sep 2015 10:41
Last Modified:	10 Oct 2019 18:01
URI:	http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/23755

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