Communicating Local Climate Risks Online Through an Interactive Data Visualization

Powered by Immersion? Examining Effects of 360-Degree Photography on Knowledge Acquisition and Perceived Message Credibility of Climate Change News

“…However, although technological advancements are fundamentally changing the presentation and consumption of environmental communication (Wang, Corner, Chapman, & Markowitz, 2018), studies on the effects of climate-related imagery have mainly focused on traditional presentation modes such as photographs or infographics. New developments in the presentation of visual content have rather been unnoticed (but see Ahn et al, 2016;Herring, VanDyke, Cummins, & Melton, 2017). This is particularly noteworthy since digital-born media relying on these developments are a popular source of environmental information (Fletcher, 2016;Painter, 2016).…”

Visualiseringens roller i klimatkommunikation – ett mottagarperspektiv

“…2015;Sheppard 2015). Geographic visualization (or geovisualization) makes use of geospatial data and maps to visually represent aspects of, for example, climate change (Lieske 2012;Bishop et al 2013;Bohman et al 2015;Neset et al 2016a), and information or data visualization more broadly concerns the visual representation of complex and large datasets of various kind (Kraak, 2003;Tominski et al 2011;Schneider 2012;Spence 2014;Newell et al 2016;Herring et al 2017;Johansson et al 2017).…”

“…The authors argue that the ability to show the future impacts of climate change on local landscapes by applying 3D landscape visualization could increase local salience and create a sense of community and engagement (see also Salter et al 2009;Sheppard 2015). In addition, several authors argue that adding an element of "everyday" relevance in terms of time and space and by incorporating the local factor into climate messages by the use of interactive features could enable a stronger focus on, for example, audiences' local geographical area and induce a stronger sense of relevance (Schneider 2012;Wibeck et al 2013;Retchless 2014;Schroth et al 2014;Herring et al 2017). Supporting this stance, in a review of the scientific literature on geographic visualization used for vulnerability mapping, Preston et al (2011) also point to the advantages of using vulnerability mapping in participatory research and development processes.…”

“…Nicholson-Cole 2005;Sheppard 2005Sheppard , 2012O'Neill et al 2013;Lieske et al 2014;Sheppard 2015;Herring et al 2017). In particular, technological advancements in climate visualization are claimed to be transformative in engaging lay audiences with issues relating to the mitigation of and adaptation to climate change (Nocke et al 2008;Shaw et al 2009;Sheppard et al 2011;Schneider 2012;Sheppard 2012;Wibeck et al 2013;Bohman et al 2015;Neset et al 2016b;Herring et al 2017). In the scholarly literature, dynamic digital formats of visualization are frequently emphasized as forms of communication that allow users to engage in the exploration of data or information (cf.…”

Storylines for practice: a visual storytelling approach to strengthen the science-practice interface

“…In the Internet era, researchers increasingly communicate their work by combining short texts with appealing and (interactive) visuals (Figueiras 2014). Attention to visual storytelling and data visualization is growing in environmental communication to, for example, represent changes over time and space to multiple audiences, such as management actors (Herring et al 2017;Stephens et al 2014), students (Berendsen et al 2018;Cope et al 2018), and the public (Bednarek and Caple 2010;Cairo 2013). In turn science communication involves conceptual challenges to define the necessary approach for a given audience (Jones and Crow 2017).…”