urban sustainablity

URBAN SUSTAINABILITYRESEARCH PRESENTATION

Xipeng Wu (Sandy)

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A Vehicle for Research: Using Street Sweepers to Explore the Landscape of Environmental Community Action

server

webpage

Paul M. Aoki, R. J. H., Alan Mainwaring, Chris Myers, Eric Paulos, and a. A. W. Sushmita Subramanian (2009)

Street sweeper and mounted sensor

Mobile sensor

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Connect data with actionFeedbacks from participants

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Citizen Noise Pollution Monitoring

http://www.noisetube.net

Mobile Sensing Application Noise map of two subway lines

Nicolas Maisonneuve, M. S., Maria E.Niessen, Peter Hanappe, Luc Steels (2009)

Visualization with Google Earth & Noise map

Sound Level Meter Correction 5

Raise awarenessMotivation

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UbiGreen: Investigating a Mobile Tool for Tracking and Supporing Green Transportation Habits

Wallpaper display MSP sensor

Tree Progression and Polar bear progression

Jon Froehlich, T. D., Predrag Klasnja, Jennifer Mankoff, Sunny Consolvo, and J. A. L. Beverly Harrison (2009)

Auto-updating webpage

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Source of UbiGreen data break down by activity & city

Raw data Percentage breakdown by cityPercentage Composition

Duration result

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Reflections

Sustainability Sustainable interaction design Eco-visualization Motivation and engagement From data to action Future project plan

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References Goodman, E. (2009). Three Environmental Discourses in Human-Computer Interaction. Conference

on Human Factors in Computing Systems Proceedings of the 27th international conference extended abstracts on Human factors in computing systems Boston, MA, USA ACM.

Holmes, T. G. (2007). Eco-visualization: Combining Art and Technology to Reduce Energy Consumption. Proceedings of the 6th ACM SIGCHI conference on Creativity & cognition Washington, DC, USA ACM

James Pierce, W. O., and Eli Blevis (2008). Energy Aware Dwelling: A Critical Survey of Interaction Design for Eco-Visualizations, Proceedings of the 20th Australasian Conference on Computer-Human Interaction: Designing for Habitus and Habitat Cairns, Australia

Jon Froehlich, T. D., Predrag Klasnja, Jennifer Mankoff, Sunny Consolvo, and J. A. L. Beverly Harrison (2009). UbiGreen: Investigating a Mobile Tool for Tracking and Supporting Green Transportation Habits, CHI 2009 ~ Sustainability 2. Boston, MA, USA.

Nicolas Maisonneuve, M. S., Maria E.Niessen, Peter Hanappe, Luc Steels (2009). Citizen Noise Pollution Monitoring. The Proceedings of the 10th International Digital Government Research Conference.

Paul M. Aoki, R. J. H., Alan Mainwaring, Chris Myers, Eric Paulos, and a. A. W. Sushmita Subramanian (2009). A Vehicle for Research: Using Street Sweepers to Explore the Landscape of Environmental Community Action, CHI 2009 ~ Sustainability 1 April 6th. Boston, MA, USA

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Questions

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