An exhibition of Green Maps from around the world was held in Iceland during the weekend 6-9 November 2009. It was held in Green Hveragerði. It is a small town in the vicinity of Reykjavik and literary the greenhouse capital of Iceland.
The Icelandic team behind the Green Map, Guðrún Tryggvadóttir, Einar Bergmundur and Anna Karlsdóttir were there to welcome guests. Presentation was held by Anna on the story of Green Map from Wendy's first initiatives to the worldwide diffusion of green maps, different approaches to mapping and some stories on the stories of the people behind different projects. From the entrepreneurship of Wendy Brawers NY map, to LoMap, to cumulative improvements and innovations in mapping in the Big Apple to Anna told about Maeve Lydons project in Victoria, Canada - the Ecocenter work of Einar Hansen in Göteborg Sweden, on Leonardo Mello work in Campinas, Brazil - She told about Robert Zuber work in Robeson county and on Malmö ecocity and greenmap maker Tor Fossum work, Erik Von Lennep in Ireland, Anand Upalekar in India - just to mention a few.read more »