The Theory and Practice of Citizen Science: Launching a New
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Bonney, Rick; Cooper, Caren B.; Ballard, Heidi L.

doi:10.5334/cstp.65

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“…At the other end of the spectrum they position the second strand, "participatory" citizen science, as practice in which people mostly contribute observations or efforts to the scientific enterprise, a meaning that originated with Rick Bonney's (1996) work at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Bonney et al (2016) suggest that future iterations of the OED definition should highlight the diversity, scale, and value of citizen science projects from both strands. Ceccaroni et al (2017) focus on the convergence of these viewpoints to define citizen science in relation to civic education as work undertaken with citizen communities to advance science, foster a broad scientific mentality, and/or encourage democratic engagement, which helps society address complex modern problems.…”

Section: Dictionary Definitions and The 'Two Strands' Of Citizen Sciencementioning

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Citizen Science Terminology Matters: Exploring Key Terms

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Santos-Lang

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Much can be at stake depending on the choice of words used to describe citizen science, because terminology impacts how knowledge is developed. Citizen science is a quickly evolving field that is mobilizing people's involvement in information development, social action and justice, and large-scale information gathering. Currently, a wide variety of terms and expressions are being used to refer to the concept of 'citizen science' and its practitioners. Here, we explore these terms to help provide guidance for the future growth of this field. We do this by reviewing the theoretical, historical, geopolitical, and disciplinary context of citizen science terminology; discussing what citizen science is and reviewing related terms; and providing a collection of potential terms and definitions for 'citizen science' and people participating in citizen science projects. This collection of terms was generated primarily from the broad knowledge base and on-the-ground experience of the authors, by recognizing the potential issues associated with various terms. While our examples may not be systematic or exhaustive, they are intended to be suggestive and invitational of future consideration. In our collective experience with citizen science projects, no single term is appropriate for all contexts. In a given citizen science project, we suggest that terms should be chosen carefully and their usage explained; direct communication with participants about how terminology affects them and what they would prefer to be called also should occur. We further recommend that a more systematic study of terminology trends in citizen science be conducted.

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Section: Dictionary Definitions and The 'Two Strands' Of Citizen Sciencementioning

confidence: 99%

Citizen Science Terminology Matters: Exploring Key Terms

Eitzel

Cappadonna

Santos-Lang

et al. 2017

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“…The educational project was also an entry point for interdisciplinary projects because it has engaged scientists from different disciplines in developing tutorials for basic scientific initiation in high schools. Defined as the engagement of members of the general public in data collection and analysis, and usually as part of a collaborative project with professional scientists, the concept of citizen science (Bonney et al 2016) has been useful for involving some scientists in this education project that began in 2014 and works with high schools, communities, and civil protection towards disaster prevention. However, 4 years have passed and the project has not scaled up, despite the attempts to involve the Ministry of Education and the National Civil Defense.…”

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“What is a Sociologist Doing Here?” An Unconventional People-Centered Approach to Improve Warning Implementation in the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction

Marchezini

2020

Int J Disaster Risk Sci

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The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 recommends several actions for early warning systems (EWSs). However, there is a lack of information about their means of implementation. This article used institutional ethnography to analyze the 2012-2018 implementation of a national warning system in Brazil. The challenges related to daily activities, and the interdisciplinary works in the four axes of EWSs towards multi-hazard and people-centered approaches are discussed. This national experience is then discussed in the light of the global challenges of EWSs considering two main issues: (1) experiences of implementation and barriers related to people-centered warning systems; and (2) types of national/regional warning systems and hazards/ threats that are being monitored as an important input for multi-hazard approaches. There are few multi-hazard warning systems in place and EWSs are focused on hydrometeorological hazards, mainly related to floods. The Sendai Framework needs to improve access to data and information, identify views from the frontline, consider political threats and vulnerabilities, and find ways to talk about disaster risk creation processes at a larger scale.

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“…as volunteers], of people in the scientific process…’ [1] and it has been rising in profile over the past decade [2–4]. It is increasingly seen by policy-makers, as well as scientists, as a cost-effective method for monitoring and research [5–9].…”

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The diversity and evolution of ecological and environmental citizen science

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Citizen science—the involvement of volunteers in data collection, analysis and interpretation—simultaneously supports research and public engagement with science, and its profile is rapidly rising. Citizen science represents a diverse range of approaches, but until now this diversity has not been quantitatively explored. We conducted a systematic internet search and discovered 509 environmental and ecological citizen science projects. We scored each project for 32 attributes based on publicly obtainable information and used multiple factor analysis to summarise this variation to assess citizen science approaches. We found that projects varied according to their methodological approach from ‘mass participation’ (e.g. easy participation by anyone anywhere) to ‘systematic monitoring’ (e.g. trained volunteers repeatedly sampling at specific locations). They also varied in complexity from approaches that are ‘simple’ to those that are ‘elaborate’ (e.g. provide lots of support to gather rich, detailed datasets). There was a separate cluster of entirely computer-based projects but, in general, we found that the range of citizen science projects in ecology and the environment showed continuous variation and cannot be neatly categorised into distinct types of activity. While the diversity of projects begun in each time period (pre 1990, 1990–99, 2000–09 and 2010–13) has not increased, we found that projects tended to have become increasingly different from each other as time progressed (possibly due to changing opportunities, including technological innovation). Most projects were still active so consequently we found that the overall diversity of active projects (available for participation) increased as time progressed. Overall, understanding the landscape of citizen science in ecology and the environment (and its change over time) is valuable because it informs the comparative evaluation of the ‘success’ of different citizen science approaches. Comparative evaluation provides an evidence-base to inform the future development of citizen science activities.

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The Theory and Practice of Citizen Science: Launching a New Journal

Cited by 70 publications

References 7 publications

Citizen Science Terminology Matters: Exploring Key Terms

Citizen Science Terminology Matters: Exploring Key Terms

“What is a Sociologist Doing Here?” An Unconventional People-Centered Approach to Improve Warning Implementation in the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction

The diversity and evolution of ecological and environmental citizen science

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