CITE
Communities Investigating Their Environment (CITE)
- Project Contacts:
- Kimberly Cooke - kimberly@scienceforourcoast.org
- Project cost:
- $2,000,000.00
- Funding amount:
- National Science Foundation
- Impact Assesment progress:
- 49% complete
Project Description
Pontchartrain Conservancy, The Lawrence Hall of Science at the University of California, Berkeley, and Louisiana Sea Grant propose a four-year Integrating Research and Practice project. The CITE community science model for flood monitoring addresses three gaps in current models: a lack of two-way communication; a lack of pathways for participant decision-making; and barriers to participation. The CITE model will be implemented in five parishes through four primary tasks: Task 1: Outreach, including community listening sessions where unknown barriers can be identified; Task 2: Capacity Building, including recruiting community-level leadership; Task 3: Community Engagement, including two-way communication and decision-making; and Task 4: Evaluation to ensure the project is meeting its goals. Activities such as charrettes and training will build flood literacy and prepare participants for flood monitoring, data analysis, and participating in possible mitigation processes and projects—thereby increasing their sense of agency.
Impact Assesment Tools
Current Project Impact
The following scores were calculated using a statistically-driven machine-learning approach, a type of AI that learns to perform a task by analysing patterns in data. This is an experimental approach to citizen-science impact assessment, and the exact reasoning behind the scores is not explainable. The scores represent a best guess of the impact the project is having in each domain. Scores are recalculated and updated when “View impact report” is clicked.
Domain Progress
Proportion of questions answered in each domain.
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