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交互式可视化能为芝加哥的参与式预算做什么?

What Can Interactive Visualization do for Participatory Budgeting in Chicago?

Alex Kale, Danni Liu, Maria Gabriela Ayala, Harper Schwab, Andrew McNutt

AI总结:

本研究通过设计探针访谈探讨交互式可视化在芝加哥参与式预算中的应用,发现可视化能帮助政府设定预算约束并让选民表达更广偏好,但需解决访问障碍和不信任问题。

摘要:

参与式预算(PB)是一种分配市政支出的民主方法,近年来已被许多地方采用,包括芝加哥。当前的PB投票类似于投票表决,居民被要求在有限预算下选择资助哪些市政项目,如学校改善和道路维修。在这项工作中,我们通过开展基于设计探针的访谈研究(N=13),访谈对象为在PB、城市规划和公民HCI领域具有专业知识的政策工作者和学者,探讨交互式可视化如何使PB受益。我们的探针探索了如何将选民偏好的图形化获取和投票统计仪表板纳入现实的PB工具中。通过定性分析,我们发现可视化为市政府设定预算约束期望创造了机会,同时也赋予其选民更大的自由来表达更广泛的偏好。然而,使用可视化提供PB的透明度需要努力缓解潜在的访问障碍和不信任。我们呼吁更多可视化专业人员通过参与和研究政治系统来帮助建设公民能力。

英文摘要:

Participatory budgeting (PB) is a democratic approach to allocating municipal spending that has been adopted in many places in recent years, including in Chicago. Current PB voting resembles a ballot where residents are asked which municipal projects, such as school improvements and road repairs, to fund with a limited budget. In this work, we ask how interactive visualization can benefit PB by conducting a design probe-based interview study (N=13) with policy workers and academics with expertise in PB, urban planning, and civic HCI. Our probe explores how graphical elicitation of voter preferences and a dashboard of voting statistics can be incorporated into a realistic PB tool. Through qualitative analysis, we find that visualization creates opportunities for city government to set expectations about budget constraints while also granting their constituents greater freedom to articulate a wider range of preferences. However, using visualization to provide transparency about PB requires efforts to mitigate potential access barriers and mistrust. We call for more visualization professionals to help build civic capacity by working in and studying political systems.

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