Citizen Science: Innovation in Open Science, Society and Policy
About this ebook
This book identifies and explains the role of citizen science within innovation in science and society, and as a vibrant and productive science-policy interface. The scope of this volume is global, geared towards identifying solutions and lessons to be applied across science, practice and policy. The chapters consider the role of citizen science in the context of the wider agenda of open science and open innovation, and discuss progress towards responsible research and innovation, two of the most critical aspects of science today.
About the author
Susanne Hecker is Research Associate at the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ and the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig.
Muki Haklay is Professor of Geographic Information Science at the Department
of Geography, UCL.
Anne Bowser is Director for Innovation at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington, DC.
Zen Makuch is Director of Sustainable Transitions, Centre for Environmental Policy, Imperial College London.
Johannes Vogel is the Director General, Museum für Naturkunde, Leibniz Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity Science, and Professor for Biodiversity and Public Science at the Humboldt University, Berlin.
Aletta Bonn is Professor of Ecosystem Services at the Friedrich Schiller University of Jena and Head of Department at the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ within the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig.
