Citizen Science: A Study of People, Expertise and Sustainable Development

Citizen Science: A Study of People, Expertise and Sustainable Development
ISBN-10
1134792581
ISBN-13
9781134792580
Series
Citizen Science
Category
Social Science
Pages
216
Language
English
Published
2002-01-10
Publisher
Routledge
Author
Alan Irwin

Description

We are all concerned by the environmental threats facing us today. Environmental issues are a major area of concern for policy makers, industrialists and public groups of many different kinds. While science seems central to our understanding of such threats, the statements of scientists are increasingly open to challenge in this area. Meanwhile, citizens may find themselves labelled as `ignorant' in environmental matters. In Citizen Science Alan Irwin provides a much needed route through the fraught relationship between science, the public and the environmental threat.

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