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title: Authors & Contributors
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# 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 {cite:p}`haclathon_ioer_2026`.

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

```{admonition} Citable Data Publication
:class: hint
**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](https://doi.org/TBD).
```

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## 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.

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## 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](notebooks/201_digital_landscape_traces)  
  *Roles:* Conceptualization, Python/Datashader Analysis, Data Storytelling.
* **Oliver Harig**  
  *Chapter:* [202: Settlement Delineation with IBTool](notebooks/202_settlement_delineation_ibtool)  
  *Roles:* QGIS Plugin Development, Workflow Tutorial, Settlement Monitoring Methodology.
* **Markus Münzinger & Martin Behnisch**  
  *Chapter:* [203: From Footprints to Building Stock Insights](notebooks/203_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](notebooks/204_ToStoryMap_heronUrban)  
  *Roles:* Interactive StoryMap Development, Urban Biodiversity & Habitat Analysis, Public Knowledge Transfer.
* **Marzan Tasnim Oyshi**  
  *Chapter:* [205: Urban Green Cooling Benefits with ioerDATA](notebooks/205_urban_green)  
  *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.

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## 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.

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## 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 {doc}`/chapters/00_quickstart` or reach out to the facilitation team at [fdz@ioer.de](mailto:fdz@ioer.de).