Imperial College London
Alternate

DrRaphaelSlade

Faculty of Natural Sciences, Centre for Environmental Policy

Snr Research Fellow (IPCC Working Group III Head of TSU Sci)
 
 
 
//

Contact

 

+44 (0)20 7594 7306r.slade

 
 
//

Location

 

405Weeks BuildingSouth Kensington Campus

//

Summary

 

Publications

Citation

BibTex format

@techreport{Fradera:2016,
author = {Fradera, R and Slawson, D and Gosling, L and Lakeman-Fraser, P and Makuch, K and Makuch, Z and Madani, K and Martin, K and Slade, R and Geohegan, H and Moffat, A and Haklay, M},
booktitle = {Exploring the Nexus Through Citizen Science (new connections in food, energy, water and the environment)  An ESRC Investment.},
publisher = {ESRC},
title = {Exploring the Nexus Through Citizen Science (new connections in food, energy, water and the environment)  An ESRC Investment.},
url = {https://spiral.imperial.ac.uk:8443/handle/10044/1/39784},
year = {2016}
}
Download

RIS format (EndNote, RefMan)

TY  - RPRT
AB  - As global population increases, the connections between food, water, energy and the environment at global and regional scales become ever more important. The complexity and inter-connectedness of these relationships challenge policymakers, scientists, businesses andcitizens to find acceptable ways forward, but there are no easy solutions. This is the ‘nexus’.Citizen science can provide a powerful mechanism to help tackle these environmental and social challenges. In this thinkpiece we draw on the experiences of citizen science practitioners, particularly from the environmental sector. Citizens are the guardians of their local environment and, arguably, often know the places where they live better than regulators, policymakers and industry. Local citizens will usuallybe the first to notice changes in their immediate environment, whether instant changes (such as a pollution spill) or gradual (such as species decline). Citizen science can generate and broaden out the kinds of data that are considered in the investigation of environmental issues.Benefits of participating in citizen science include raised awareness, increased education, greater involvement, more participatory democracy, and increased ownership of solutions. Participation may also bring wider social, health and wellbeing benefits. Professionalscientists in turn benefit from the data submitted by volunteers, the value of which can be estimated at many millions of pounds per year.Some of the generic challenges to successful citizen science will be heightened in the context of understanding and dealing with nexus issues. These include extending citizen science (which is normally conducted at local level) to regional and global scales, optimising thecollection of data through better coordination between practitioners, empowering citizens and businesses to take more control of the conception and design of citizen science activities, and understanding the motivations, attitudes and practices of all
AU  - Fradera,R
AU  - Slawson,D
AU  - Gosling,L
AU  - Lakeman-Fraser,P
AU  - Makuch,K
AU  - Makuch,Z
AU  - Madani,K
AU  - Martin,K
AU  - Slade,R
AU  - Geohegan,H
AU  - Moffat,A
AU  - Haklay,M
PB  - ESRC
PY  - 2016///
TI  - Exploring the Nexus Through Citizen Science (new connections in food, energy, water and the environment)  An ESRC Investment.
T1  - Exploring the Nexus Through Citizen Science (new connections in food, energy, water and the environment)  An ESRC Investment.
UR  - https://spiral.imperial.ac.uk:8443/handle/10044/1/39784
UR  - http://www.thenexusnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Fradera_final22Jan2016.pdf
ER  -
Download