Integrating public participation in knowledge generation processes: Evidence from citizen science initiatives in Mexico

Monzón-Alvarado, Claudia; Rendon, Arantxa Zamora; Pérez, Andrea del Socorro Vázquez

doi:10.1016/j.envsci.2020.08.007

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“…First, familiarity with knowledge co-production literature is considered a critical precursor to effective co-production efforts, independent of context (Cooke et al 2020;Lemos et al 2018). Second, participation/collaboration does not guarantee co-production (e.g., Alvarado et al 2020) in that 'collaboration' can represents a spectrum of governance arrangements that varyingly affect power relations, co-productive capacities, and project intentions (Hill et al 2012;van Kerkhoff and Lebel 2015). Literature reviews can inform co-productive endeavors in collaborative research contexts where the roles of knowledge co-production and decolonising research in those processes are not well documented, such as the Inuit Nunangat region (Alexander et al 2019;Wilson et al 2020).…”

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Learning from knowledge co-production research and practice in the twenty-first century: global lessons and what they mean for collaborative research in Nunatsiavut

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An increasing need for novel approaches to knowledge co-production that effectively and equitably address sustainability challenges has arisen in the twenty-first century. Calls for more representative and contextual co-production strategies have come from indigenous communities, scientific research forums, and global environmental governance networks. Despite calls to action, there are no systematic reviews that derive lessons from knowledge co-production scholarship to interpret their significance through the lens of a specific sociopolitical and cultural context. We conducted a systematic review of peer-reviewed and grey literature on knowledge co-production published from 2000 to 2020. Using a hybrid inductive and deductive thematic analysis, we identified two conceptual themes—guiding principles and approaches—to structure the synthesis and interpretation of 102 studies. We found that knowledge co-production studies often converged on four interrelated principles: recognition of contextual diversity bounding knowledge co-production, preemptive and intentional engagement with indigenous knowledge holders, formation of shared understanding of the purpose of knowledge co-production, and empowerment of knowledge holders throughout the co-production cycle. These principles manifested in multiple approaches for interpreting, bridging, applying, and distributing power amongst diverse knowledge systems rooted in different epistemologies. We filter these findings through the social–ecological context that frames an ongoing knowledge co-production project with Inuit communities in Nunatsiavut, Canada: the Sustainable Nunatsiavut Futures Project. Our review suggests that emerging forms of knowledge co-production principles and approaches yield immense potential in diverse contexts. Yet in many regions, including Nunatsiavut, principles alone may not be enough to account for systemic and contextualized issues (e.g., colonization and data sovereignty) that can present roadblocks to equitable sustainability science in the twenty-first century if left unaddressed.

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Learning from knowledge co-production research and practice in the twenty-first century: global lessons and what they mean for collaborative research in Nunatsiavut

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“…Most of the initiatives have focused on environmental monitoring and biodiversity conservation, however, initiatives regarding the monitoring of soil properties and their conservation are still scarce. It is essential to increase efforts to promote more citizen science projects, as these will allow participants to express their concerns, become familiar with scientific approaches, and improve the availability of knowledge, which increases the possibilities to facilitate collective action [59,60].…”

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Exploring Relationship between Perception Indicators and Mitigation Behaviors of Soil Erosion in Undergraduate Students in Sonora, Mexico

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Soil erosion represents a critical socio-economic and environmental hazard for Mexico and the world. Given that soil erosion is a phenomenon influenced by human activities, it is essential to know the level of cultural perspectives on this matter. An instrument with eight scales was applied to 275 university students from a northwestern Mexican city, which measured the knowledge about soil erosion, self-efficacy in solving the problem, future perspectives, perceived consequences, obstacles to addressing soil erosion, and mitigation intentions and behaviors. To analyze the relationship between the scales and the intentions and behaviors of soil erosion mitigation, a model of structural equations was tested. In summary, the participants know the problem of soil erosion, its impacts, and recognize risks to human and environmental health. They also know their important role within soil conservation; however, they identified significant obstacles to action. This study determined that each indicator has a correlation with soil erosion mitigation intentions except for the obstacles. The indicators that had the greatest positive relationship in mitigation intentions were knowledge, self-efficacy, and the perspective of the future. The implications of these results open the landscape to the creation of efficient strategies to mitigate soil erosion in this region and Mexico.

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Integrating public participation in knowledge generation processes: Evidence from citizen science initiatives in Mexico

Cited by 11 publications

References 36 publications

Learning from knowledge co-production research and practice in the twenty-first century: global lessons and what they mean for collaborative research in Nunatsiavut

Learning from knowledge co-production research and practice in the twenty-first century: global lessons and what they mean for collaborative research in Nunatsiavut

Exploring Relationship between Perception Indicators and Mitigation Behaviors of Soil Erosion in Undergraduate Students in Sonora, Mexico

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