Citizen science public participation in environmental research /
edited by Janis L. Dickinson and Rick Bonney ; foreword by Richard Louv ; afterword by John W. Fitzpatrick.
- Ithaca : Comstock Pub. Associates, (c)2012.
- 1 online resource (xiv, 279 pages) illustrations.
Includes bibliographies and index.
Introduction: why citizen science? / Overview of citizen science / Projects and possibilities: lessons from citizen science projects -- Using bioinformatics in citizen science / Growing the base for citizen science: recruiting and engaging participants / What is our impact? Toward a unified framework for evaluating outcomes of citizen science participation / The opportunities and challenges of citizen science as a tool for ecological research / Widening the circle of investigation: the interface between citizen science and landscape ecology / Using data mining to discover biological patterns in citizen science observations / Developing a conservation research program with citizen science / Citizens, science, and environmental policy: a British perspective / Cognitive considerations in the development of citizen science projects / Who poses the question? Using citizen science to help K-12 teachers meet the mandate for inquiry / A gateway to science for all: celebrate urban birds / Children and nature: following the trail to environmental attitudes and behavior / Internet-based social networking and collective action models of citizen science: theory meets possibility / A role for citizen science in disaster and conflict recovery and resilience / Janis L. Dickinson and Rick Bonney -- Rick Bonney and Janis L. Dickinson -- Steve Kelling -- Miyoko Chu, Patricia Leonard, and Flisa Stevenson -- Tina Phillips, Rick Bonney, and Jennifer L. Shirk -- Caren B. Cooper, Wesley M. Hochachka, and André A. Dhondt -- Benjamin Zuckerberg and Kevin McGarigal -- Daniel Fink and Wesley M. Hochachka -- Ralph S. Hames, James D. Lowe, and Kenneth V. Rosenberg -- Jeremy J.D. Greenwood -- Rebecca C. Jordan ... [and others -- Nancy M. Trautmann ... [and others -- Karen Purcell, Cecilia Garibay, and Janis L. Dickinson -- Nancy M. Wells and Kristi S. Lekies -- Heather A. Triezenberg ... [and others -- Keith G. Tidball and Marianne E. Krasny.