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IVIDES.org is celebrating its 20^th anniversary contributing to the expansion of knowledge about collective mapping

 

Presentation

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The Virtual Institute for Sustainable Development – IVIDES.org is celebrating its 20th anniversary with an important news: the Editora IVIDES has released two ebooks (in Portuguese) from the series Case Studies in Collaborative and Participatory Mapping—volume 2 (general) and volume 3 (a thematic dossier about disaster risk reduction, DRR)—which bring together contributions on collective mapping across various fields of knowledge.

The ebooks were organized and edited by Dr. Raquel Dezidério Souto, author of other books on this topic. The ebooks are available as open access on the publisher’s website, with the aim of broadening their reach and promoting greater awareness of the use of participatory methodologies.

All texts underwent double-blind peer review and standardization to meet the quality criteria for a scientific publication. The e-books include links to the content and a table of contents to facilitate the reader experience.

 

Editora IVIDES

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The Editora IVIDES is a publishing house registered in Rio de Janeiro City (Brazil) —CNPJ 978-65-985676-7-5— and has an international editorial board. It has published works on topics related to the areas of focus of IVIDES.org, a virtual research institute that has been collaborating with Brazilian and foreign organizations since 2006.

The editorial policy can be accessed on the publisher’s website, and inquiries can be sent via email to ivides [at] ivides.org.

 

Ebooks’ structure

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Due to the high level of interest from authors, the collection of original texts was divided into two volumes, with one volume dedicated specifically to the topic of risk and disaster reduction.

 

The volume 2 has 15 chapters divided into the following parts:

 

I – Special topics in mapping with OpenStreetMap

II – Mapping for conservation

III – Mapping for educational or community purposes

 

Cover images (c) 2026 OpenStreetMap; uMap; authors.

 

The volume 3 (thematic dossier on DRR) has 20 chapters divided into the following parts:

 

I – Vulnerability and risk assessments

II – Education for disaster risk reduction (EDRR)

III – Urban planning and disaster risk reduction (DRR)

 

Cover images (c) 2026 OpenStreetMap; uMap; authors.

 

As readers delve deeper into the contributions presented in these books, the publisher hopes they will become familiar with the various participatory approaches, as well as their advantages and limitations. Given the scarcity of books in Portuguese on these topics and their relevance, it is also hoped that these books will help guide professional and academic activities in Brazil and other Portuguese-speaking countries.

 

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