liminal data
Liminal Data studies quantitative and qualitative data on the urban conditions, socioeconomic issues and natural features of small Italian towns and territories
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Liminal Data collects, visualizes and mines spatial data to support public policy advocacy and to contribute to the scientific conversation on demographic shrinkage with universities, policy makers, scholars and research centers. Liminal Data employs both quantitative and qualitative data on the urban conditions, socio-economic issues and natural features of small towns in Italy.
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Liminal Data operationalizes its action framework in five steps:
1) Data collection
2) Data visualization
3) Data verification
4) Data advocacy
5) Data dissemination.This operational framework provides Liminal Data with the opportunity to develop innovative data collection tools–often through participatory data collection efforts with local communities–while also rendering the challenges of specific regions through compelling data visualization techniques–such as interactive maps, infographics. By rendering visible, spatializing and verifying both urban and socio-economic dynamics, Liminal Data is well positioned to support advocacy programs and to contribute to the dissemination of data-informed strategies for small towns through both open access platforms and scholarly articles.
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At Liminal Data, we believe in the power of data, civic technology and maps to open-up discussions on the future of small town communities, where data is often lacking. For the Liminal team, data is a tool and not a goal. Our data collection and visualization strategy acts as a medium to raise awareness, make data-informed decisions and engage with the scientific community working on small towns.
Liminal Data Project Catalog
Click lab names to access details, reports and photo-diaries of individual initiatives
Year
Project Name
Location
Partners
SDG Focus Areas
Sutera, CL
Sicily
2019
Associazione Turistica Proloco di Sutera
MIT Department of Urban Studies & Planning (DUSP)
Aidone, EN
Sicily
2019
Comune di Aidone
MIT Department of Urban Studies & Planning (DUSP)
Interested in collaborating on a Liminal Data research project?
Liminal Data research initiatives are born out of collaborations with national and international academic institutions. In some cases Liminal acts as project lead. In others, we provide critical on-the-ground assistance to our partners operating from a distance, facilitating scientific-grade research on areas that are often overlooked merely due to access and communication barriers.