Nascimento, S.;
Rubio Iglesias, J.M.;
Owen, R.;
Schade, S.;
Shanley, L.;
(2018)
Citizen science for policy formulation and implementation.
In: Hecker, S. and Haklay, M. and Bowser, A. and Makuch, Z. and Vogel, J. and Bonn, A., (eds.)
Citizen Science - Innovation in Open Science, Society and Policy.
(pp. 219-240).
UCL Press: London.
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Abstract
Citizen science, the active participation of the public in scientific research projects, is a rapidly expanding field in open science and open innovation. It provides an integrated model of public knowledge production and engagement with science. As a growing worldwide phenomenon, it is invigorated by evolving new technologies that connect people easily and effectively with the scientific community. Catalysed by citizens’ wishes to be actively involved in scientific processes, as a result of recent societal trends, it also offers contributions to the rise in tertiary education. In addition, citizen science provides a valuable tool for citizens to play a more active role in sustainable development. This book identifies and explains the role of citizen science within innovation in science and society, and as a vibrant and productive science-policy interface. The scope of this volume is global, geared towards identifying solutions and lessons to be applied across science, practice and policy. The chapters consider the role of citizen science in the context of the wider agenda of open science and open innovation, and discuss progress towards responsible research and innovation, two of the most critical aspects of science today.
| Type: | Book chapter |
|---|---|
| Title: | Citizen science for policy formulation and implementation |
| ISBN-13: | 978-1-78735-233-9 |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.14324/111.9781787352339 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.14324/111.9781787352339 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Text © Authors, 2018 Images © Copyright holders named in captions, 2018 The authors have asserted their rights under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 to be identified as authors of this work. A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from The British Library. This book is published under a Creative Commons 4.0 International license (CC BY 4.0). This license allows you to share, copy, distribute and transmit the work; to adapt the work and to make commercial use of the work providing attribution is made to the authors (but not in any way that suggests that they endorse you or your use of the work). Attribution should include the following information: Hecker, S., Haklay, M., Bowser, A., Makuch, Z., Vogel, J. & Bonn, A. 2018. Citizen Science: Innovation in Open Science, Society and Policy. London: UCL Press. https://doi.org/10.14324/111.9781787352339 Further details about Creative Commons licenses are available at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/ |
| Keywords: | citizen science, participation, public policy |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10066313 |
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