100 LemmasThese standalone case studies and stories, taken from Johannesburg and elsewhere, help inform our knowledge and understanding of the relevant systems and components which make up our relationship to the ground. Which terminology is the most appropriate? Which specific concepts or ideas seem to pique our interests?
Formation: the foundational and fundamental geological events or conditions from which later processes/events respond to.
Measurement: from representational techniques, to devices and intangible concepts, the study of physical characteristics of a specific topic leads to a broader spectrum of research.
Low-tech Soil Testing
Soil Texture Triangle
Geologic Time Scale
Geographic Information System
Prototype: landscape condition that becomes recognizable of the ground that unfolds/highlights sociocultural dynamics and prevalent cultural attitudes, particularly associated with race, ritual, duality of culture, and national image.
Unter den Linden
Parliament of Things
Land distribution: the racial, social, or economic motivators of land distribution processes and policies.
1913 Natives Land Act
The Red Ants