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Promoting Community-led Action on Green Energy with Visual Media Stephen R.J. Sheppard, PhD., ASLA Accelerating Climate Action on Green Energy Building Sustainable Communities, Kelowna, 27 November 2013

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Beyond energy literacy: We also need asocial licenseand community engagement Weak public awareness of energy/climate change links Active opposition to unfamiliar green solutions Individual action inadequate to retrofit whole neighbourhoods

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A role for visual media solutions? Revealing the invisible and the future consequences of our choices Best practice visual learning tools: Educational/informative/clear Personal and relevant Credible Vivid and compelling Credit: ethos-uk.com. Source: Visualizing Renewable Energy in the Landscape of 2050. The Countryside Agency.

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Explaining carbon emissions Information Visualization: Modified Sankey Diagrams Nicole Hipp Miller, CALP Sponsor: REIBC/REFBC

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Explaining carbon emissions Information Visualization: Modified Sankey Diagrams Nicole Hipp Miller, CALP Sponsor: REIBC/REFBC

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Rory Tooke, UBC + District of North Vancouver

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Biomass production capacity (Northshore) Biomass capacity mapping, Northshore: Conceptual geovisualization D. Flanders, CALP

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Explaining biomass district energy & urban forestry/design options BC CLEAR PROJECT Visualizations: Erick Villagomez, CALP Sponsor: BC Hydro

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Semi-realistic photo-visualization Jon Laurenz, CALP

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Local food market Live / work development 60% reduction in home energy consumption Multifamily suites Community gardening Electric commuter vehicles Smaller, efficient cars Increased public transit Stormwater drainage swale Passive solar conservatory

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Respondents n=38, valid n=38 Mean: 4.370, Standard Deviation 1.051 Participant rating of visualization benefits in Kimberley public meeting Over 30 adaptation measures adopted in the final Plan

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Thermal Imaging (+ social and economic incentives) motivates community-led neighbourhood retrofits Eagle Island, BC 2011 29/30 energy audits. Most retrofitted their homes. Started Cool Neighbourhoods movement. Source: Cote et al., 2013, Draft PICS White Paper on thermal imaging & community-led action Source: Goodhew, Pahl et al., 2010

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Neptis Foundation/Metro Vancouver/PICS/Vancouver Foundation http://guidetocommunityenergy.com

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Illustrated stories about community energy Regional energy assessment and local scenarios iWISE online tools ( Interactive Web-Interface for Sustainable Energy) Case Study 1: City of Richmond Visualization/energy modelling: K. Wang, Elements Lab; R. Tooke, IRSS/CALP

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Messages BC Hydro Decision Theatre, UBC Visuals can be more compelling and explanatory Pictures with numbers particularly convincing Systematic delivery by embedding within stories/scenarios and hands-on engagement processes Visualization: A. Pilon, CIRS

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Resources are available to help Recent book: Reviews various visual tools/processes Code of Ethics for visualization www.routledge.com/books/d etails/9781844078202/ Public workshop tonight on DIY Visual Tools for Visualizing Climate Change in your own Backyard: 7- 9pm here Sneak preview of our new climate change videogame! :

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iWISE online tools and resources (Interactive Web-Interface for Sustainable Energy)