Citizen science in the digital age : rhetoric, science, and public engagement /

Wynn, James, 1972-

Citizen science in the digital age : rhetoric, science, and public engagement / James Wynn. - Tuscaloosa : The University of Alabama Press, (c)2017. - 1 online resource. - Rhetoric, culture, and social critique .

Includes bibliographies and index.

List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Citizen Science at the Roots; 2. Reimaging Risk: Citizen Science and the Development of Citizen-Centered Radiation Risk Representations; 3. Information for and by the People: The Internet and the Rise of Citizen Expertise; 4. Warming Relations? The Benefits and Challenges of Promoting Understanding and Identification with Citizen Science; 5. A Tale of Two Logoi: Citizen Science and the Politics of Redevelopment; Epilogue; Appendix A: Acoustical Assessment Form Used in Pepys Estate Noise Mapping Appendix B: Sound Level Reference Chart Used by Pepys Estate Citizen ScientistsAppendix C: Bar Graph of Qualitative Sound Descriptors for Pepys Estate Sound Mapping; Appendix D: Bar Graph of Sources of Noise on Pepys Estate; Notes; Works Cited; Index



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Science--Public opinion.
Mass media and technology.
Technology--Social aspects.
Digital media--Social aspects.


Electronic Books.

Q175 / .C585 2017