The world is changing; shouldn’t our maps? - Star2.com
▻http://www.star2.com/culture/books/book-news/2017/04/03/the-world-is-changing-shouldnt-our-maps
To Parag Khanna, maps aren’t static outlines of the world’s regions. Instead, maps tell stories: of how we got to this point in human history; of our social, economic, political and infrastructural developments; and perhaps most of all, of our potential as an increasingly integrated world.
Maps have arguably always been about connectivity. Khanna, however, takes this to a whole new level in his book Connectography: Mapping The Future Of Global Civilization (Random House, 2016).
The well-researched, detailed and beautifully-illustrated maps within the book’s pages capture a whole range of current issues, from regional cooperation and global warming to migration and emerging superpowers. They posit that the world is a lot more connected by pipelines, railways, shipping routes and Internet cables than national borders may suggest. As urban centres continue to expand, he says, about 40 or so megacities may shape the world more than our current 200 nations.