Research Decisions in Mapping the Social Economy in Alberta and British Columbia

Abstract

This paper outlines the mapping research design process undertaken by the BALTA Mapping Team for the initial stages of the BALTA (BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance)Social Economy Mapping Project (Phase 1). The purpose of this working paper is to describe BALTA’s approach to mapping, to document the process and to situate it within the context of similar work underway in the social economy field.