2024/07/30 by Marta Ferreira, Nuno Nunes, Pedro G. Ferreira +4 · 1 voice
Computer Science · Social Sciences · #Climate Change Communication and Perception #Data Visualization and Analytics #Innovative Human-Technology Interaction
paper · doi:10.1016/j.ijhcs.2024.103341
openalex publication_date 2024/07/30 · crossref created 2024/07/30 · crossref issued 2024/12/01 · crossref published 2024/12/01 · crossref published-print 2024/12/01 · crossref deposited 2025/03/15 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · crossref indexed 2026/07/30 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/30
This paper investigates the relationship between design research and humancomputer interaction (HCI) in the context of climate change communication and engagement. We discuss current practices in climate change communication and the decrease in concern and engagement caused by “crisis fatigue”. Through Research through Design (RtD), we set out to investigate data humanism and how users react to climate change data, testing approaches to improve engagement. With this purpose, we designed and evaluated Finding Arcadia, an interactive data story that uses data humanism to shift the dialogue from crisis-focused to action-focused. One study with the original IMF visualisations (N = 17) and two studies in public spaces (N = 12 and N = 64) point to the contextualization of the data and presenting actionable solutions helping in engaging users with climate change issues; help in creating solution-focused narratives and interpreting and relating with climate data. From these results, we derive insights for designing empowering interactive data visualizations for resilient climate change engagement.