Development and user testing of the ICT-platform Visual Water supporting sustainable municipal stormwater planning

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Table 1. Assessment framework: criteria for assessing ICT tools. Inspired by Beery (2018).

Theme	Criteria	Explanation
Rationale	Assemble information	Gather subject-relevant information and experiences which previously has been disseminated at many places
	Strengthen adaptive capacity	Empower users to e.g. carry out analyzes and initiate collaborative processes
	Forum for dialogue	Create opportunities to initiate dialogues with external actors
Audience	Accessibility	Accessibility of the platform to its intended end-users
	Prior knowledge	How the content matches the prior knowledge of end-users
	Terminology	If the terminology used is easy to understand
Content	Relevance	How relevant the content is for the challenges at hand
	Localization	Compliance between the content and local conditions
	Interactivity	Ability to interact with the information and data presented
	Reliability and trust	Level of trust in the information/data presented
Format	Visual clarity	How easy it is to interpret visual representations
	Functional clarity	How easy it is to use the functions in the tool

Figure 1. Overview of entry 1.

Figure 2. Overview of entry 2.

Figure 3. Overview of entry 3.

Figure 4. Overview of entry 4.

Table 2. Conducted test-sessions and participants.

Test	Date	Participants
1	8 June 2020	4; expert at national water association, stormwater consultant, engineer at a water utility, municipal stormwater strategist
2	8 June 2020	3; municipal climate strategist, municipal environmental controller, climate adaptation coordinator at county board
3	11 June 2020	5; municipal climate coordinator, stormwater consultant, municipal planner, expert at national agency, coordinator at a construction company
4	12 June 2020	4; municipal stormwater strategist, municipal environmental strategist, manager at an insurance company, municipal stormwater expert
5	21 October 2020	4; municipal planner, municipal stormwater strategist, 2 municipal plan architects
6	5 November 2020	7; municipal building engineer, engineer at a water utility, municipal ecologist, municipal planner, municipal road engineer, municipal plan architect, municipal water strategist

Beery, T. 2018. “Engaging the Private Homeowner: Linking Climate Change and Green Stormwater Infrastructure.” Sustainability 10 (12): 4791. doi:10.3390/su10124791.

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