How Do Texture and Color Communicate Uncertainty in Climate Change Map Displays? (Short Paper)

Johannsen, Irene M.; Fabrikant, Sara Irina; Evers, Mariele

doi:10.4230/lipics.giscience.2018.37

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“…Designers should initially follow the general design principles laid out within the design field when making changes to their designs [70,72]. Designers must then continually test users' emotional and intellectual responses to these aesthetic decisions and make appropriate changes where necessary [42,131]. Colour schemes that are accessible to those with colour blindness [132], and appropriate to users, their contexts and their interpretations, should be used [133].…”

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“…Texture and colour convey different messages of uncertainty and are understood differently by users depending on their backgrounds and characteristics, so should be tested directly with end-users [131]. The wording that is used to express uncertainty and probabilities should also first follow general design principles, then be tested and adapted accordingly, as it can affect users' interpretation of risk [138].…”

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To design effective adaptation measures to a heating climate, decision-makers need a state-of-the-art, regional and sector-specific knowledge about future climate impacts. Tailoring this information to the needs of policymakers requires collaboration between scientists and stakeholders. A lot of literature on design principles and comprehension of scientific visualisations exists. However, the links between objective comprehension, perceived usefulness for communication and aesthetics of climate change impact maps have rarely been analysed in empirical studies. In a co-design effort together with stakeholders in adaptation planning and climate change communication experts, regional climate change impact maps were developed and published as open-access dataset. The comprehension, aesthetics and perceived usefulness of different map design features were qualitatively and quantitatively evaluated in a two-step survey. Designs with less information density were understood best, found most aesthetical and useful for communication practice. Uncertainties were deemed necessary by participants, but not understood well when combined with other variables on the same map sheet. Map understanding varied significantly with the cognitive difficulty of a task. This difference was robust over user groups. Co-designing maps at the science-policy interface have the potential to create more useful and comprehensible communication materials and thus supports adaptation planning with the best available information on future climate impacts.

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How Do Texture and Color Communicate Uncertainty in Climate Change Map Displays? (Short Paper)

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A user-centred design framework for disaster risk visualisation

A user-centred design framework for disaster risk visualisation

Towards better informed adaptation strategies: co-designing climate change impact maps for Austrian regions

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