Ethical and Equitable Citizen Science

A Practical Guide for Designing Participant-Centred Projects
1. Auflage 2027
ISBN: 978-1-83767-571-5
Verlag: RSC Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 355 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 726 g

Making use of citizen scientists in research is a great way to increase our capacity to collect valuable data and also helps us to engage with the people the research is likely to impact. Involving volunteers in our research can increase the wider public understanding of the research process as well as giving communities a sense of ownership of, and connection to, the research.

This practical, step-by-step book will guide you using case studies from around the world and drawing on the authors' extensive experience. With a focus on how to ethically and equitably engage participants this book will help you develop a great project and create an engaged and interested community. With tips on recruitment, retention and different methods of engagement this book will be a great resource for anyone working in environmental science or other areas where a citizen science approach could provide useful data.

Autoren/Hrsg.

West, Sarah E

Pateman, Rachel M

Archer, Rhys

Gooding, Luke

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Forschung und Information Forschungsmethodik, Wissenschaftliche Ausstattung
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Wissenssoziologie, Wissenschaftssoziologie, Techniksoziologie
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Introduction to Ethical and Equitable Citizen Science

- Intentional Design of Equitable Citizen Science

- Navigating the Ethics of Citizen Science

- Building a Team to Deliver Participant-centred Citizen Science

- Exploring Who Participates in Citizen Science

- Inclusive Recruitment in Citizen Science

- Ways to Engage Participants in Citizen Science

- Collecting and Managing Citizen Science Data Ethically

- Using Technology in Ethical and Equitable Citizen Science

- Inclusive Online Working in Citizen Science

- Engaging Young People in Participant-centred Citizen Science

- Sharing Citizen Science Findings

- Evaluation of Citizen Science

- Legacy Planning for Participant-centred Citizen Science

- Reflective Practice in Citizen Science

Über Autor(innen)

Sarah West is Centre Director for SEI York and an experienced mixed-methods researcher, using a citizen science approach to address a range of environmental topics. Since 2008, Sarah has designed, run, evaluated and undertaken research on citizen science projects. Initially, this was on the OPAL project which aimed to engage people from all backgrounds in science and nature through environmental surveys.

Rachel Pateman is a mixed methods researcher interested in citizen science and the health and well-being benefits of urban green spaces. In 2012 she completed a PhD in the Biology Department at the University of York, which examined how butterfly species are changing the types of host plant and habitat they are using in response to climate change.

Dr Rhys Archer is a Research Fellow at SEI York and the Centre for Reviews and Dissemination and is coordinator for the Citizen Science Research group. She works on the SAMHE project which involves co-designing a webapp with schools to monitor classroom air quality, as well as the Youth LIVES project which co-produces mental health research with young people.

Alison Dyke came to work with SEI in 2011 following over ten years as an independent research and policy consultant working in the fields of community woodlands and wild harvests. Alison is a political ecologist working on nature-society relations and works across a broad range of environmental subject areas.

Luke Gooding is a Research Associate working on the Ecological Citizens project, and is passionate about promoting equitable futures for communities of all types: communities with healthy places to live, work, and take leisure.