Citizen Science: Public Participation in Environmental Research
Citizen Science: Public Participation in Environmental Research
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Abstract
Citizen science enlists members of the public to make and record useful observations, such as counting birds in their backyards. The large numbers of volunteers who participate in such projects collect valuable research data, which create an enormous body of scientific data on a vast geographic scale. In return, such projects aim to increase participants' connections to science, place, and nature. In this book, experts from a variety of disciplines share their experiences of creating and implementing successful citizen science projects, primarily those that use massive data sets gathered by citizen scientists to better understand the impact of environmental change. The book addresses basic aspects of how to conduct citizen science projects, as well as the nuances of creating a robust digital infrastructure and recruiting a large participant base. An overview of the types of environmental research approaches and techniques demonstrates how to make use of large data sets arising from citizen science projects. A final section focuses on citizen science's impacts and its broad connections to understanding the human dimensions and educational aspects of public participation. The book teaches teams of program developers and researchers how to cross the bridge from success at public engagement to using citizen science data to understand patterns and trends or to test hypotheses about how ecological processes respond to change at large geographic scales.
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Front Matter
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Introduction: Why Citizen Science?
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Part I The Practice of Citizen Science
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Overview of Citizen Science
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Projects and Possibilities: Lessons from Citizen Science Projects
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Using Bioinformatics in Citizen Science
Steve Kelling
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Growing the Base for Citizen Science: Recruiting and Engaging Participants
Miyoko Chu and others
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What Is Our Impact? Toward a Unified Framework for Evaluating Outcomes of Citizen Science Participation
Tina Phillips and others
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Overview of Citizen Science
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Part II Impacts of Citizen Science on Conservation Research
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The Opportunities and Challenges of Citizen Science as a Tool for Ecological Research
Caren B. Cooper and others
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Widening the Circle of Investigation: The Interface between Citizen Science and Landscape Ecology
Benjamin Zuckerberg andKevin Mcgarigal
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Using Data Mining to Discover Biological Patterns in Citizen Science Observations
Daniel Fink andWesley M. Hochachka
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Developing a Conservation Research Program with Citizen Science
Ralph S. Hames and others
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Citizens, Science, and Environmental Policy: A British Perspective
Jeremy J.D. Greenwood
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The Opportunities and Challenges of Citizen Science as a Tool for Ecological Research
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Part III Educational, social, and Behavioral Aspects of Citizen Science
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Cognitive Considerations in the Development of Citizen Science Projects
Rebecca C. Jordan and others
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Who Poses the Question? Using Citizen Science to Help K–12 Teachers Meet the Mandate for Inquiry
Nancy M. Trautmann and others
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A Gateway to Science for All: Celebrate Urban Birds
Karen Purcell and others
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Children and Nature: Following the Trail to Environmental Attitudes and Behavior
Nancy M. Wells andKristi S. Lekies
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Internet-Based Social Networking and Collective Action Models of Citizen Science: Theory Meets Possibility
Heather A. Triezenberg and others
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A Role for Citizen Science in Disaster and Conflict Recovery and Resilience
Keith G. Tidball andMarianne E. Krasny
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Afterword
John W. Fitzpatrick
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Cognitive Considerations in the Development of Citizen Science Projects
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End Matter
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