A citizen science approach for enhancing public understanding of air pollution

S Mahajan, P Kumar, JA Pinto, A Riccetti… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2020 - Elsevier
The deterioration in air quality is a challenging problem worldwide. There is a need to raise
awareness among the people and support informed decision making. Over the years, citizen …

Translating citizen-generated air quality data into evidence for shaping policy

S Mahajan, MK Chung, J Martinez, Y Olaya… - Humanities and Social …, 2022 - nature.com
The practice of participatory sensing for environment monitoring has rapidly evolved over
the years. There has been a steady growth of citizen-based air quality monitoring projects …

From Do-It-Yourself (DIY) to Do-It-Together (DIT): Reflections on designing a citizen-driven air quality monitoring framework in Taiwan

S Mahajan, CH Luo, DY Wu, LJ Chen - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2021 - Elsevier
Air pollution is a serious problem and has caused public health concerns all over the world.
Despite the evidence, the preparedness and response of citizens has been limited. This …

Citizen science on speed? Realising the triple objective of scientific rigour, policy influence and deep citizen engagement in a large-scale citizen science project on …

S Van Brussel, H Huyse - Journal of Environmental Planning and …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Citizen science projects are increasingly recognised as catalyst for triggering behaviour
change and building social capital around environmental issues. However, overview studies …

Citizen science for policy formulation and implementation

S Nascimento, JM Rubio Iglesias, R Owen, S Schade… - 2018 - discovery.ucl.ac.uk
Citizen Science Page 1 219 16 Citizen science for policy formulation and implementation Susana
Nascimento1, Jose Miguel Rubio Iglesias2, Roger Owen3, Sven Schade4 and Lea Shanley5 1 …

Understanding citizen science and environmental monitoring: final report on behalf of UK Environmental Observation Framework

HE Roy, MJO Pocock, CD Preston, DB Roy, J Savage… - 2012 - nora.nerc.ac.uk
Citizen science can broadly be defined as the involvement of volunteers in science. Over the
past decade there has been a rapid increase in the number of citizen science initiatives. The …

Citizen sensing for improved urban environmental monitoring

Q Jiang, F Kresin, AK Bregt, L Kooistra… - Journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Citizen science is increasingly being used in diverse research domains. With the emergence
and rapid development of sensor technologies, citizens potentially have more powerful tools …

Public awareness and support for environmental protection—A focus on air pollution in peninsular Malaysia

YSJ Chin, L De Pretto, V Thuppil, MJ Ashfold - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
As in many nations, air pollution linked to rapid industrialization is a public health and
environmental concern in Malaysia, especially in cities. Understanding awareness of air …

The diversity and evolution of ecological and environmental citizen science

MJO Pocock, JC Tweddle, J Savage, LD Robinson… - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Citizen science—the involvement of volunteers in data collection, analysis and interpretation—
simultaneously supports research and public engagement with science, and its profile is …

Urban living labs and citizen science: from innovation and science towards policy impacts

C Veeckman, L Temmerman - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
City governments are currently exploring different participatory mechanisms in order to meet
the growing demand in society for deliberate decision-making. Through developments in …