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Data Analysis

Explore civic engagement in climate change issues through interactive data visualisations mapping social innovation and business-academia-society cooperation in addressing water scarcity.

Acting4Water

The study is part of the Erasmus+ project Acting4Water that aims to address water scarcity through academia-business collaboration, advanced technologies and citizen science.

Data Analysis Study

The study collected data and conducted an international landscape analysis of existing civic engaging practices that address water scarcity. The study identifies several key dimensions, including levels of participation, cooperation models and types of technology, exploring patterns, correlations, and emerging new directions.

Methodology workflow

A spreadsheet with 20 categorization fields was created, incorporating established typologies (e.g., citizen participation by Shirk et al.) alongside project-specific classification schemes. Project partners identified and categorized 24 related initiatives. The initial spreadsheet was processed through cleaning, transformation into machine-actionable format, pivoting, and enrichment with calculated fields. Three main quantitative data analysis approaches were applied: geographical mapping, aggregations, and cross-category filtering to derive insights. Data visualization worksheets were developed in Tableau and published with interactive elements, including tooltips and legends.

Visualisations at a glance

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Map-based view
By country
By country
By project
By project
Citizen participation
Citizen participation
Governance
Governance
Technologies used
Technologies used
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Aggregated data view
Levels of citizen particiatpion
Levels of citizen particiatpion
Cooperation models
Cooperation models
Types of action
Types of action
Water resources
Water resources
Technologies used
Technologies used
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Cross-data analysis view
Cooperation models/water resources
Cooperation models/water resources
Citizen participation/cooperation models
Citizen participation/cooperation models
Water resources/technologies
Water resources/technologies
Water resources/triggers of action
Water resources/triggers of action

Map Representations: Geographic Distribution of Actions

Spatial overview of initiatives and key dimensions

Aggregated Data View

Insights across key dimensions

Combined View

Cross-Category Analysis in Key Dimensions

Data Overview

Project links and short descriptions of the 24 Water Management Actions

Task Team

Methodology, data processing and analysis

Mariana Ziku

Researcher | Web2Learn

Στεφανία Οικονόμου

Researcher | Web2Learn

Κατερίνα Ζούρου

Team Lead | Web2Learn

Maarten van de Griend

Researcher | Centre of Expertise Water Technology

Κωνσταντία Λιούζα

Researcher | Web2Learn

Κλαίρη Φραγκιαδάκη

Digital Communication | Web2Learn