Authors & Contributors

Authors & Contributors#

The Sustainability Transformation HaCLAthon is a collaborative, open-science initiative. Unlike traditional conference proceedings that separate authors into isolated papers, this living Jupyter Book is a shared, citable data artifact (Behnisch et al. 2026).

Every accepted contributor is recognized as a co-author of the final published publication with a permanent DOI.

Citable Data Publication

Recommended Citation (Final Publication):
HaCLAthon Contributors (2026). Sustainability Transformation HaCLAthon: Collaborative Spatial Data Science and Transformative Governance. 4th IOER Conference “Space & Transformation”, Jupyter Book Code & Data Materials. DOI: 10.71830/TBD.

Contribution & Recognition Model#

We follow the open-science principles of the CRediT (Contributor Roles Taxonomy) to acknowledge all forms of scholarly work transparently:

  • 💻 Code & Software: Developing computational workflows, Python/R scripts, and spatial analysis pipelines.

  • 🗺️ Data Stories & Visualization: Authoring map-led narratives, Carto-Lab experiments, and visual interpretations.

  • ✍️ Writing & Conceptualization: Drafting domain texts, defining planning problems, and formulating policy relevance.

  • 📦 Data Curation & Testing: Providing replication packages, preparing OGC/API datasets, and auditing cloud execution.

  • ⚙️ Infrastructure & Facilitation: Maintaining CI/CD deployment, Jupyter4NFDI/Colab integration, and Git repository curation.

Active Contributors & Chapter Authors#

Core Facilitation & Infrastructure Team#

  • Dr. Alexander Dunkel (Lead Facilitator & Technical Architecture) - IOER Research Data Centre (IOER FDZ)

  • Dr. Maria Nieswand (Head of Research Data Centre) -IOER FDZ

  • Dr. Martin Behnisch (Spatial Information & Decision Support) - IOER

Chapter Authors & Community Contributors#

  • Alexander Dunkel & Dominik Weckmüller
    Chapter: 201: Digital Landscape Traces
    Roles: Conceptualization, Python/Datashader Analysis, Data Storytelling.

  • Oliver Harig
    Chapter: 202: Settlement Delineation with IBTool
    Roles: QGIS Plugin Development, Workflow Tutorial, Settlement Monitoring Methodology.

  • Markus Münzinger & Martin Behnisch
    Chapter: 203: From Footprints to Building Stock Insights
    Roles: 3D Building Metrics, Spatial Lorenz/Gini Modeling, Decision-Support Pipeline.

  • Gongmingyue Tang
    Chapter: 204: A Story Map about Herons
    Roles: Interactive StoryMap Development, Urban Biodiversity & Habitat Analysis, Public Knowledge Transfer.

  • Marzan Tasnim Oyshi
    Chapter: 205: Urban Green Cooling Benefits with ioerDATA
    Roles: ioerDATA Replication Package, Urban Climate Regulation Analysis, Gamified Learning Workflow.

  • Dr. Sujit Kumar Sikder & Sukanto Das Chapter: 6: NetZero Urban Mobility Insight(notebooks/206_netzero_urban_mobility_insight) Roles: GTFS Transit Data, Urban Mobility Modeling, Net-Zero Indicators.

How Authorship is Tracked#

  1. Git Commit History: Every commit merged into main preserves the author’s original Git name, email, and GitHub account attribution.

  2. Chapter Metadata: Each chapter explicitly lists its primary contributing authors at the top of the notebook.

  3. CITATION.cff: Before final publication (October 2026), all contributors will be compiled into the repository’s machine-readable CITATION.cff file and registered in the Zenodo / ioerDATA DOI metadata.

How to Get Involved#

Submissions and draft chapters are open until September 10, 2026.

If you want to contribute an idea, workflow, or map to this living book, please check our Quick-Start Guide or reach out to the facilitation team at fdz@ioer.de.

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