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My intentions for this project were to create a map style guide that highlights various tourist attractions within the Korean DMZ. I wanted to use the metaphor of a museum map to show how an area which is known for being dangerous has transformed into an attraction that people actively go to to sightsee and enjoy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Another intention was to show the return of wildlife to the area. A lot of vulnerable and endangered species have thrived in the DMZ with the absence of human presence and lack of development. Now, they are becoming a tourist attraction which will increase human presence and potentially cause harm to their new ecosystem.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n I started my research with two systems maps. The first was a mind map to help organize my thoughts and the second was a casualty loop which illustrates some of the tension inherent to DMZs.<\/p>\n From the systems map, I thought I was going to focus on doing some sort of war map or realistic map of a specific DMZ. I chose the Korean DMZ since it\u2019s the most dangerous places in the world. When I started diving deeper into that particular DMZ, I discovered a branch of stakeholders that I had completely overlooked \u2013 tourists!<\/p>\n Link to systems map: https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/lowres\/critex-monika\/2022\/09\/19\/systems-map-dmz\/ <\/p>\n For my guide, I wanted to create a museum style map to evoke the feeling of exploring an exhibition. Typically we think of tourist destinations as relatively safe areas where people go to rest and relax. I wanted to turn that on its head a bit since the DMZ is completely the opposite. It\u2019s a very dangerous area. There\u2019s tons of security and military personnel on the DMZ borders and physical dangers within, like landmines. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The map consists of a cover page with a realistic map noting the location of the Korean DMZ. The floor maps are stylized to bordered rectangles, some with dark lines noting various \u201crooms\u201d.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The first floor showcases wildlife, highlighting the best areas to go to to see endangered birds, deer, bears, foxes, and more. The Korean DMZ lacks a human presence, so many of these animals are able to thrive in peace. The irony is, of course, that people are now actively going into the DMZ to find and watch the wildlife.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The second floor is a historical sites map. Most of the sites are areas where famous battles took place. Others are temples, palaces, tunnels, and Truce Village (where North and South Korean diplomats meet).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The third floor displays three new hiking\/walking trails that were recently established within the DMZ. All of the trails pass near active minefields, though they are said to be landmine free themselves. I thought showcasing the closeness of the trails to the landmines is an effective way to illustrate how dangerous the area is. It\u2019s honestly shocking that people actively go to walk directly next to unexploded landmines for a photo op.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Wikipedia: Trip Advisor: NPR: Asia Society: Washington Post: Korea Herald: Reuters: Korea Times: LA Times: Intentions: My intentions for this project were to create a map style guide that highlights various tourist attractions within the Korean DMZ. I wanted to use the metaphor of a museum map to show how an area which is known for being dangerous has transformed into an attraction that people actively go to to sightsee… Read More »Borders: DMZ Final Project<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":131,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","neve_meta_content_width":70,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2695","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-topic-1-final"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/lowres\/critex-monika\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2695","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/lowres\/critex-monika\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/lowres\/critex-monika\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/lowres\/critex-monika\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/131"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/lowres\/critex-monika\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2695"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/lowres\/critex-monika\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2695\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2711,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/lowres\/critex-monika\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2695\/revisions\/2711"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/lowres\/critex-monika\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2695"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/lowres\/critex-monika\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2695"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/lowres\/critex-monika\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2695"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Research:<\/h3>\n
\nLink to interview: https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/lowres\/critex-monika\/2022\/09\/26\/topic-1-interviews\/<\/p>\nMaking the Guide:<\/h3>\n
Sources:<\/h3>\n
\nhttps:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Demilitarized_zone
\nhttps:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Korean_Demilitarized_Zone<\/p>\n
\nhttps:\/\/www.tripadvisor.com\/Attraction_Products-g1872665-d2076201-DMZ-Paju_Gyeonggi_do.html<\/p>\n
\nhttps:\/\/www.npr.org\/2019\/04\/20\/710054899\/in-korean-dmz-wildlife-thrives-some-conservationists-worry-peace-could-disrupt-i
\nhttps:\/\/www.npr.org\/2019\/08\/27\/754811189\/hundreds-of-thousands-of-landmines-remain-from-korean-war-but-serve-no-purpose<\/p>\n
\nhttps:\/\/asiasociety.org\/korea\/koreas-dmz-offers-safe-haven-diverse-wildlife-now<\/p>\n
\nhttps:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/asia_pacific\/wildlife-thrives-among-the-land-mines-along-koreas-dmz-but-for-how-long\/2019\/08\/27\/ef76f3fe-c29e-11e9-8bf7-cde2d9e09055_story.html<\/p>\n
\nhttps:\/\/www.koreaherald.com\/view.php?ud=20191028000683<\/p>\n
\nhttps:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-northkorea-southkorea-dmz\/north-south-korea-begin-removing-landmines-along-fortified-border-idUSKCN1MB1BG<\/p>\n
\nhttps:\/\/www.koreatimes.co.kr\/www\/culture\/2022\/08\/141_334629.html<\/p>\n
\nhttps:\/\/www.latimes.com\/world\/asia\/la-fg-koreas-peace-trail-20190625-story.html<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"