Visualising and communicating population diversity through Web maps

Argues that it is necessary to gain a more nuanced understanding of socio-demographic diversity and population change that takes account of the complex interplay of multiple structural factors including natural growth, ageing and migration as well as its distinct spatial patterns. Presents as an alternative tool to other available online maps the New Zealand Atlas of Population Change (NZAPC), featuring maps accompanied by researcher-informed narratives rather than simply data and allowing end users of population and diversity data to derive greater benefit and a deeper understanding of diversity patterns. Performs a comparative evaluation between five prominent international population web maps that utilise automated map server technology and the NZAPC, which uses static maps designed collaboratively by a demographer and a cartographer. Source: National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, licensed by the Department of Internal Affairs for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 New Zealand Licence.