| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
Nature, society, and culture |
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Nature, society, and culture.
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| Contents |
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Environmental Citizen Science: Virtues and Dilemmas -- 2. How Is Environmental Citizen Science Political? -- 3. Investigating the Impacts of Fracking -- 4. Detecting Radiation -- 5. Tracking Genetically Engineered Crops -- Conclusion. A Vision of Science by and for the People -- Appendix: Resources for Getting Involved in Citizen Science -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Summary |
"Citizen science," data collection and scientific research by people who do not have scientific credentials, is an increasingly popular activity, from bird counts to amateur water sample collection to air quality monitoring. Such efforts are at the heart of many of today's environmental and health controversies. As scholars in the interdisciplinary field of science and technology studies (STS), the authors ask readers to consider how citizen science enhances struggles for social change beyond merely generating data through volunteer participation, and they provide practical examples and scenarios to aid practitioners in planning strategic citizen science projects that align with their values. While there are a number of monographs detailing specific citizen science cases, there is no book that takes stock of multiple case studies to explore how citizen science may or may not address social inequality and produce accountability of government and corporate entities Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Environmental sciences -- Research -- United States
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Environmental sciences -- Social aspects -- United States
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Environmental policy -- United States -- Citizen participation
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Science and state -- United States -- Citizen participation
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POLITICAL SCIENCE / General
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Environmental policy -- Citizen participation
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Environmental sciences -- Research
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Environmental sciences -- Social aspects
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Science and state -- Citizen participation
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Kinchy, Abby J., author.
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| ISBN |
9780813595115 |
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0813595118 |
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