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.
24 Civic Engagement Actions addressing water scarcity
An international collection of 24 initiatives driving
sustainable water management through civic engagement
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 Representations: Geographic Distribution of Actions
Spatial overview of initiatives and key dimensions
Data Graph NavigationHover over the graphs to explore interactive tooltips and uncover detailed insights. Refresh the page to return to default visualisations.
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