Seeing climate change: A framework for understanding visualizations for climate adaptation

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dc.contributor.authorGoudine, Alexei
dc.contributor.authorNewell, Robert
dc.contributor.authorBone, Christopher
dc.date.accessioned2022-11-23T19:37:01Z
dc.date.available2022-11-23T19:37:01Z
dc.date.copyright2020en_US
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractClimate change has resulted in the need for adaptation tools to provide stakeholders with the ability to respond to a broad range of potential impacts. Geovisualizations serve as powerful engagement tools due to their capacity in communicating complex climate data to various audiences. Studies have also shown a preference towards conveying climate data through geo-visual representations, to quickly present ideas rooted in geographical challenges and solutions. However, a rapid pace of technological advancements has paved the way for an abundance of geovisualization products that have eclipsed the necessary theoretical inquiry and knowledge required to establish effective visualization principles. This study addresses this research gap through a two-step process of (1) conducting a thorough review of the geovisualization for climate change literature, and (2) creating a conceptual framework that classifies existing geovisualization products into themes relating to visualization features, audiences, and the intended outcome or purpose of the visualization medium. The result is the Climate Visualizations for Adaptation Products (CVAP) framework, a tool for researchers and practitioners to use as a decision support system to discern an appropriate type of geovisualization product to implement within a specific use case or audience. Visualizations with more interactivity were favoured among expert user groups, to act as tools for knowledge discovery. This is contrary to the visualizations intended for communicating a known message to a user group, as those products often had a low level of interactivity associated with their use.en_US
dc.description.reviewstatusRevieweden_US
dc.description.scholarlevelFacultyen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThe authors would like to acknowledge the generous support from the Marine Environmental Observation, Prediction, and Response Network (MEOPAR) for funding that supported this study.en_US
dc.identifier.citationGoudine, A., Newell, R., & Bone, C. (2020). “Seeing climate change: A framework for understanding visualizations for climate adaptation.” International Journal of Geo-Information, 9(11), 644. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijgi9110644en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3390/ijgi9110644
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/14516
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherInternational Journal of Geo-Informationen_US
dc.subjectgeovisualizationen_US
dc.subjectclimate visualizationen_US
dc.subjectclimate adaptationen_US
dc.subjectadaptation planningen_US
dc.subjectpublic engagementen_US
dc.subjectspatial decision support system (SDSS)en_US
dc.titleSeeing climate change: A framework for understanding visualizations for climate adaptationen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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