In Citizen Science, Alan Irwin provides a much-needed and insightful route through the fraught relationship between science, the public and the environmental threat. A major contribution to our understanding of environmental sociology
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.
Citizen Science: Crowdsourcing for Research
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.
Attitudes and related psychosocial constructs: Theories, assessment, and research. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. Aiken, L.R., and D.R. Aiken. 1969. Recent research on attitudes concerning science. Science Education 53:295–305.
Intended as a resource for a broad audience of experts and practitioners in natural sciences, information science, and social sciences, this book can be used to better understand how to improve existing programs, develop new ones, and make ...
They are our neighbors, our in-laws, and people in the office down the hall. Their story, along with the story of the social good that can result from citizen science, has largely been untold, until now.
The editors of this book have a straightforward goal: to inspire you to engage your students through public collaboration in scientific research--also known as citizen science.
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.
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.
In 2016, the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (Unisdr) conducted an international conference to discuss the role of Science and Technology (S&T) on the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk ...
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.
Anyone can play a role in helping scientists collect data about the natural world. In this book, students will learn how the collection and use of data plays an important role in projects of all kinds.