TY - BOOK TI - The Science of Citizen Science SN - 978-3-030-58278-4 PY - 2021/// PB - Springer Nature KW - Communication studies KW - bicssc KW - Graphical & digital media applications KW - Interdisciplinary studies KW - Society & social sciences KW - User interface design & usability KW - Citizen science tools and guidelines KW - Communication Studies KW - Data quality, standardization, interoperability KW - Environment Studies KW - Environmental Sciences KW - Evaluation and quality criteria in citizen science KW - Humanities and Social Sciences KW - Interdisciplinarity and transdisciplinarity KW - Knowledge transfer and science communication KW - Media and Communication KW - Multimedia Information Systems KW - Open Access KW - Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary KW - Society & Social Sciences KW - The environment KW - User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction N1 - Open Access N2 - This open access book discusses how the involvement of citizens into scientific endeavors is expected to contribute to solve the big challenges of our time, such as climate change and the loss of biodiversity, growing inequalities within and between societies, and the sustainability turn. The field of citizen science has been growing in recent decades. Many different stakeholders from scientists to citizens and from policy makers to environmental organisations have been involved in its practice. In addition, many scientists also study citizen science as a research approach and as a way for science and society to interact and collaborate. This book provides a representation of the practices as well as scientific and societal outcomes in different disciplines. It reflects the contribution of citizen science to societal development, education, or innovation and provides and overview of the field of actors as well as on tools and guidelines. It serves as an introduction for anyone who wants to get involved in and learn more about the science of citizen science UR - https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/28636 UR - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/46119/1/2021_Book_TheScienceOfCitizenScience.pdf ER -