How to Use The Houston Sustainability Indicators Quality of Life Atlas

 

Questions:

1.    What kind of data is included?

2.    How do I find my neighborhood/ council district?

3.    How can I see all the data of super neighborhoods/ council districts for Houston area?

4.    What year is the data based on?

5.    Can I get a comparison table to compare my neighborhood/ council district to others?

6.    Can I print my report for my neighborhood/ council district?

7.    How can I find the definitions of the indicators?

8.    How can I find the profile of my super neighborhood/ council district?

9.    How do you determine poor, medium and good performance ranges?

10. Who should I contact for more information?

 

 

Answers:

1.       What kind of data is included?

This website includes data for Houston super neighborhoods, Houston council districts and Houston city. You can select one of them under Geography button.

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2.       How do I find my neighborhood/ council district?

You can find the data for your neighborhood/council district by clicking on the map situated on the top left of the website.

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3.       How can I see all the data of super neighborhoods/ council districts for Houston area?

You can find all the data for Houston area for a specific indicator in the table. By clicking the Indicators- Single/ Multi button you will see the table on the right top of the website.

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4.       What year is the data based on?

The data shown on the website is based on the year 2010.

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5.       Can I get a comparison table to compare my neighborhood/ council district to others?

Yes. You can find the comparison table by clicking the Indicators- Single/ Multi button on the top of the website. The comparison table will then show up on the left of the website.

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6.       Can I print my report for my neighborhood/ council district?

Yes. You can print your report by clicking the Print button on the bottom of the website.

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7.       How can I find the definitions of the indicators?

You can find the definition of each indicator by clicking the small icon on the left of each indicator listed.  

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8.       How can I find the profile of my super neighborhood/council district?

You can find your super neighborhood/ council district profile by clicking the small icon on the left of each super neighborhood/council district in the table.

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9.       How do you determine poor, medium and good performance ranges?

This is based on standard deviations from the average performance on each indicator. The medium performance is one standard deviation from the average. Everything outside of that number is either poor or good performance, respectively.

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10.    Who should I contact for more information?

You can contact Shell Center for Sustainability at Rice University if you have any questions. Send an email to Lester King at Lok1@rice.edu with your feedback or questions.

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