Water
Water Research: Mapping and Visualizing Publicly Accesible Data
The Community Research Collective has used the knowledge gained through working with public data to lead community workshops about how to make FOIA requests.
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We worked with the Detroit Health Department to use the data to illustrate the impact of water shutoffs on public health. We have participated in a collaborative research study with the Henry Ford Health System on water shuttoffs and health, taking into account the 'Social Vulnerability Index'. This link will take you to a new page with news around that work specifically.
Major Water Research Accomplishments
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Created maps and visualizations related to Detroit’s water shutoff crisis
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Published a book, “Mapping the Water Crisis: The Dismantling of African-American Neighborhoods in Detroit” (2016), on the results of our water-related research. This is volume one of a three-part series documenting the effects of austerity and its relationship to race in Detroit.
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Executed a two-year, city-wide public health survey investigating the impact of water shutoffs on public health
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Have been invited to present our research at universities, community teach-ins, public health organizations, and the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
DATA VISUALIZATION COLLECTION
We created visual representations of much of the information discovered through our research. There is a lot here, so we have organized our visualizations by topic. Hover over the image to see the topic each charts relates to, if you're interested in specific information.
