san jose sustainability cee 224y final presentation
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San José Sustainability Project
Tyler Pullen, Grace Lee, Emmanuel Assa, Rubi Rodriguez
March 23, 2017
How to make an impact on the community?
Raise Awareness
Inspire Change
Motivate Action
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Scenario: I am a San José resident and come upon San José’s public sustainability dashboard.
First I need to enter inputs...
Where do I live?
What year to view
emissions for?
Which group to see data
encompass?
Which sector to view
emissions for?
Proceeding to next step...
Now to view emissions
rating...
I am viewing a map of SJ
by block group
Highlighted in green is my block
group based on address
I am viewing my Overall
ranking (block group)
I see that my block group
ranks 58th, and can see how I compare with
SJ & neighbors
A higher score (max 100) indicates
higher sustainability in that sector. For more information,
click here.
My block group has an Overall score of 75 -- what does this mean?
I can share my results
with my neighbors
and friends via social
media
Proceeding to next step...
Now to view emissions analysis...
I see my block group score again (for water), with more specific details
My block group is
doing better than the average!
I can see water usage per person
used on average in
2016, in different metrics
How am I personally doing, in
comparison?
I can view monthly
metrics as well, and
can select a range
I can compare data with
close neighbors &
all block groups
I don’t want to view monthly
metrics in gallons --
how to change?
“Gallons” is selected --
click on another
metric to change the
graph’s units
Proceeding to next step...
Now to view personal
emissions analysis...
This is where I can see how I personally compare
Still looking at water -- I will choose
to enter data for one month
I can enter the details
of one of my monthly
water bills, in my
preferred units
Select the groups I want to
compare my data with
Then click to calculate results
I can easily change
units -- but how do I change months without
re-entering?
I can see my average
water usage compared to
others
What if I want to save my data and view it again
later?
I can save my data by
clicking here; I can
also see my database
I can save my data by logging in
and making an account
Proceeding to next step...
Now to view recommenda
-tions & rewards...
Still looking at water -- there are
recommend-ations for reducing
water usage
There are some
appliances listed that
can help me save on energy
There’s some quick
conservation tips I could
possibly use
I can also go to SJ’s page
for more conservation
methods
Are there more
incentives for trying to
be more sustainable
?
There’s a rewards program!
Participating in the
rewards program
requires an account
Potential rewards I can
earn!
I can go back to any
of the previous
steps with a simple click
Immediate Takeaways
● Focuses on interactivity, individual feedback/rewards, and competition○ Intuitive○ Inspires “Change starts with me” mentality○ Carrot & stick approach: savings vs. shame
● Residents can see & choose which factors they want to improve on
Looking Ahead – Dashboard Visual
● Design iteration○ Continue on to spring term○ Hand off dashboard design to City Hall○ Collect feedback from San Jose residents
● From theory to practice - PwC carries the torch?○ Could incorporate dashboard design in their work
Data Sources
Data Approximations
Category High Level Data Block Group-Level Proxy
Energy City Wide Use in 2013 Electricity Bill Spending in 2016
Mobility City-Wide Transport Emissions in 2013
Gasoline and Airfare Spending in 2016
Water Utility-Wide Usage Rates Projected to 2016
Water Utility Bill Spending 2016
Food City-Wide Food Emissions in 2013
Total Beef Spending in 2016
Goods City-Wide Goods Emissions Total Clothing Expenditures in 2016
Looking Ahead – Data Collection
● Current ArcGIS model built with proxy data● Better data = better feedback = more relevant information for San José
planners and citizens● Potential project for spring quarter - data collection / collection strategy
○ More granular PG&E data available
Q & A
Thank You!
Appendix
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ISSUES TO ADDRESS● If you did an iterative design process, worth mentioning/mentioning relevant insights if they are particularly significant.● How do you make ppl interested in using the dashboard in the first place?● How do you ensure ppl aren't trolling/giving fake info?● Worth thinking a bit about ways to build interactivity re: communication into the dashboard - rn its mostly just about
visualizing one's sustainability, not rly talking about it/providing feedback to the government.● I think the dashboard would be most helpful if data is provided in a more simple/immediate way - this is already being
done for sure, but one area that jumps out to me is some automated summary of info based on data entry with like "you're doing best in..." and "you're doing worst in..." categories.