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All of the source code for the websites in the Metabolism of Cities network are open sourced. Our repository can be found on Github. We use the following technologies:

In order to meaningfully contribute to this project (or clone it and use it for your own purposes), you should ideally be comfortable with (or willing to learn about) the aforementioned technologies. You can make a meaningful contribution if you know either about python/Django, or about HTML/CSS/Javascript (allowing you to contribute with back-end or front-end programming, respectively).

The tech work on Metabolism of Cities has so far be done by a small number of people. However, we are very keen to get others involved. Due to the nature of the work, it would be ideal if you have a background both in urban metabolism/industrial ecology, and in web development. If you are not very familiar with our topic matter, but you are a keen programmer and willing to learn and spend time on this project, then we are happy to assist you in that journey.

To get the repository set up locally, please refer to our readme on Github. Furthermore, we have a set of introduction videos that walk you through our codebase. Have a look to get an idea of how things work. If you are ready to contribute, have a look at the task list below and pick a task of your liking. There is MUCH more to do than what is documented here, so you can also use the chatbox below to bring up additional ideas or questions.


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Add map
Metabolism of Islands
Programming work
Completed Medium priority
5 2 years, 8 months ago
by Paul Hoekman
Add SUPPORTERS page
Metabolism of Islands
Programming work
Open High priority
5 2 years, 10 months ago
by Paul Hoekman
Show social media details in user profile
Metabolism of Islands
Programming work
Open Medium priority
5 2 years, 10 months ago
by Paul Hoekman
Register visitor statistics
Metabolism of Islands
Programming work
In Progress Medium priority
5 3 years, 2 months ago
by Paul Hoekman
Changes to Research Projects
Metabolism of Islands
Programming work
Completed Medium priority
5 3 years, 2 months ago
by Paul Hoekman
System not showing all fields
Metabolism of Islands
Programming work
Completed Medium priority
5 3 years, 2 months ago
by Paul Hoekman
Add option to delete a project/thesis
Metabolism of Islands
Programming work
Completed Medium priority
5 3 years, 2 months ago
by Paul Hoekman
Change title THESES
Metabolism of Islands
Programming work
Completed Medium priority
5 3 years, 2 months ago
by Paul Hoekman
Add courses under RESOURCES
Metabolism of Islands
Programming work
Completed Medium priority
5 3 years, 5 months ago
by Simron J. Singh
Add number of case studies
Metabolism of Islands
Programming work
Completed Medium priority
5 3 years, 5 months ago
by Paul Hoekman
Add "Island Industrial Ecology" library collection
Metabolism of Islands
Programming work
Completed Medium priority
5 3 years, 5 months ago
by Paul Hoekman
Take out TEAM page
Metabolism of Islands
Programming work
Completed Medium priority
5 3 years, 5 months ago
by Paul Hoekman
Pull in new "themes" in list of tags in library
Metabolism of Islands
Programming work
Completed Medium priority
5 3 years, 5 months ago
by Paul Hoekman
Fix Zotero tags not updating
Metabolism of Islands
Programming work
Completed Medium priority
5 3 years, 5 months ago
by Paul Hoekman
Allow for downloading the entire library in CSV format
Metabolism of Islands
Programming work
Open Medium priority
5 3 years, 5 months ago
by Paul Hoekman

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