Public participation in scientific research: A framework for deliberate design

Ecology and Society

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Shirk, Jennifer L ^a   Ballard, Heidi L ^b   Wilderman, Candie C ^c   Phillips, Tina ^a   Wiggins, Andrea ^d   Jordan, Rebecca ^e   McCallie, Ellen ^f   Minarchek, Matthew ^a   Lewenstein, Bruce V ^g   Krasny, Marianne E ^g   Bonney, Rick ^a  

^a Fuller Evolutionary Biology Program   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c DICKINSON COLLEGE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^e RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f SECTION OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY   (United States)

^g Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Citizen science; Community based monitoring; Conservation; Outcomes; Participation; Public; Volunteer monitoring

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; INTEGRATED APPROACH; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; MODEL TEST; NATURAL RESOURCE; RESEARCH WORK; VOLUNTARY APPROACH;

EID: 84864459613     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17083087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5751/ES-04705-170229     Document Type: Article

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