Citizen science facilitates first ever genetic detection of wolf‐dog hybridization in Indian savannahs
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.10100
Abstract: Abstract Human demographic expansion has confined wildlife to fragmented habitats, often in proximity to human‐modified landscapes. Such interfaces facilitate increased interactions between feral or domesticated animals and wildlife, posing a high risk to wild species.… read more here.
Keywords: wolf; wolf dog; dog hybridization; citizen ... See more keywords
Spatial data for slum upgrading: Volunteered Geographic Information and the role of citizen science
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DOI: 10.1016/j.habitatint.2017.04.011
Abstract: Abstract Urban informal settlements are growing rapidly, placing slum upgrading on the political agenda worldwide. This paper presents a survey on existing approaches integrating spatial data and slum upgrading. More precisely, it aims to explore… read more here.
Keywords: information; data slum; slum upgrading; citizen ... See more keywords
Using large-scale NO2 data from citizen science for air quality compliance and policy support.
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.0c02436
Abstract: Citizen science projects that monitor air quality have recently drastically expanded in scale. Projects involving thousands of citizens generate spatially dense datasets using low-cost passive samplers for nitrogen dioxide (NO2), which complement data from the… read more here.
Keywords: quality; policy; science; air quality ... See more keywords
Citizen snow-scientists trek into the back country
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DOI: 10.1038/s41558-018-0329-0
Abstract: Each winter, many adventurous snow enthusiasts leave the groomed trails and journey into the back country, carrying with them an essential piece of safety equipment — the avalanche probe. Although the collapsible pole’s primary use… read more here.
Keywords: project; back country; snowpack; citizen ... See more keywords
Mapping and the citizen sensor
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DOI: 10.1080/13658816.2018.1440399
Abstract: Maps are a fundamental resource in a diverse array of applications ranging from everyday activities, such as route planning through the legal demarcation of space to scientific studies, such as those seeking to understand biodiversity… read more here.
Keywords: citizen; production; mapping citizen; citizen sensor ... See more keywords
Digital crowdsourcing and public understandings of the past: citizen historians meet Criminal Characters
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DOI: 10.1080/14490854.2020.1796500
Abstract: Abstract Criminal Characters is a research project examining both who criminals actually were, and who they were imagined to be, in order to deconstruct historical and contemporary understandings of ‘the criminal’ as a form of… read more here.
Keywords: criminal characters; crowdsourcing public; digital crowdsourcing; public understandings ... See more keywords
Between Participation and Autonomy
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DOI: 10.1080/17512786.2017.1331707
Abstract: With the increasing penetration of mobile phones and the internet in India, citizen journalism has experienced a steady growth in recent years. This paper adds to the growing scholarship on citizen journalism by exploring the… read more here.
Keywords: journalism; citizen journalists; traditional media; citizen ... See more keywords
Citizen Science as an Ecosystem of Engagement: Implications for Learning and Broadening Participation
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DOI: 10.1093/biosci/biac035
Abstract: Abstract The bulk of research on citizen science participants is project centric, based on an assumption that volunteers experience a single project. Contrary to this assumption, survey responses (n = 3894) and digital trace data… read more here.
Keywords: ecosystem engagement; science ecosystem; citizen science; participation ... See more keywords
Expat or citizen? Raising the question of a potential impact of status on leader behavior
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DOI: 10.1108/ijoa-10-2019-1909
Abstract: The purpose of this study is to explore the concept that expatriate status, as opposed to national citizen status, may impact leader behavior. The intention is not to pursue a research question carved out from… read more here.
Keywords: status; expat citizen; citizen; leader behavior ... See more keywords
Shifting forms of Engagement: Volunteer Learning in Online Citizen Science
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DOI: 10.1145/3392841
Abstract: Peer production projects involve people in many tasks, from editing articles to analyzing datasets. To facilitate mastery of these practices, projects offer a number of learning resources, ranging from project-defined FAQsto individually-oriented search tools and… read more here.
Keywords: shifting forms; learning resources; citizen science; citizen ... See more keywords
Opening the Gate to Urban Repair: A Tool for Citizen-Led Design
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DOI: 10.1145/3512952
Abstract: City planning in the United States suffers from opaque and unresponsive processes---egalitarian in name but in reality controlled and mediated by city officials and powerful interests, not residents. We explore methods for placing city planning… read more here.
Keywords: tool; design; city planning; planning ... See more keywords