In this edition: Data Visualization Voting | Global Urban Metabolism Dataset SI | Video Section Launched | Call for Assistance

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Introduction

Welcome to the sixth edition of the newsletter of the Metabolism of Cities website. These are busy times for our team. We have successfully finished our first Stakeholders Initiative (SI) around Data Visualization (Oct-Dec 2016) and have now launched a new SI around the creation of a Global Urban Metabolism Dataset (Jan-Mar 2017). The Urban Metabolism Masterclasses have started, and we have made several upgrades to our website. Read more about all this in this newsletter.

Remember, our website is an open source initiative that is open to contribution by anyone. Feel free to share your thoughts and be in touch if you want to help out improving our website! Also make sure to Follow us on Twitter!

Quick Status Update

Number of publications: 395
Public research projects: 12
OMAT datasets: 42 private & 4 public datasets
Total lines of code: 23,036
Twitter followers: 321
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Data visualization project - Vote!

We have catalogued 92 urban metabolism data visualizations during the three months of our Stakeholders Initiative. And now we need your vote! We aim to select the best data visualizations, so please review the list and cast your vote! You can vote until January 20, and you can cast up to three votes.

Vote Now

Global Urban Metabolism Dataset

For a while now we have been working on collecting data from urban metabolism research projects, with the aim to create a global urban metabolism dataset. In these three months (Jan-Mar 2017) this topic will feature as our Stakeholder Initiative. And you can help! There are various ways to contribute. Below is a list of things YOU can do.

Contribute data
Help extract data
Write a guest blog post
Collaborate in research
Contribute your own idea
Sign up to our stakeholders initiative
Tell a friend

Keen to help? Read more at the Global Urban Metabolism Dataset Stakeholder Initiative.

Urban metabolism masterclasses

As part of our Stakeholders Initiative, Metabolism of Cities is co-organising (with OVAM, .Fabric, Vlaamse Milieumaatschappij (VMM/MIRA), and Team Vlaams Bouwmeester) three masterclasses on urban metabolism. The first class has taken place in December, and two more will soon commence.

Click here to view a video report of the first class, including a presentation by our team member Aristide Athanassiadis.

For more information on the masterclasses click here.

Video Section

We now have a video section at the Metabolism of Cities website! There are 19 videos related to urban metabolism, and we invite you to send us your favorite video so we can continue expanding this section.

New blog posts

Since September last year we have incorporated a blog on our website, and we have been publishing new posts every month. See the list with posts below.

Towards a global urban metabolism dataset (Jan 2017)
Creating your own online data visualizations (Dec 2016)
Google Ngram Viewer Tool: Analyzing and Comparing Urban Metabolism Phrases (Nov 2016)
Introduction to Data Visualisations (Oct 2016)
Welcome to our blog (Sep 2016)

Call for assistance

There are more things than the ones we can do ourselves! Why don't you join our efforts and help us make useful tools and information around urban metabolism available to the public! Here are a couple items on our wish list where we can use your support:

Extracting data from publications and adding it to our global urban metabolism dataset.
Creation of a list of relevant journals, and preferably some background information about what kind of urban metabolism publications are covered there.
Revision of our collections by an expert and support adding missing publications.
Testing and feedback of our OMAT tool, especially for use that differs from urban Eurostat-based MFAs

Also feel free to come up with other improvements for our website. Constructive criticism is always welcome! You can view our full wish list here: Metabolism of Cities Wishlist.