The potential for citizen science in information systems research

Communications of the Association for Information Systems

Volumn 40, Issue , 2017, Pages 22-39

  Levy, Matt ^a   Germonprez, Matt ^b  

^a HAWAII PACIFIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

Author keywords

Citizen science; Environmental sustainability; Information systems research

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INFORMATION USE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CITIZEN INVOLVEMENT; CITIZEN SCIENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; HUMAN BEHAVIORS; IS RESEARCHES; SCIENTIFIC LITERACY;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

EID: 85013413641     PISSN: 15293181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17705/1cais.04002     Document Type: Article

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