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From citizen science to citizen action: analysing the potential for a digital platform to cultivate attachments to nature

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From citizen science to citizen action: analysing the potential for a digital platform to cultivate attachments to nature. / Sharma, Nirwan; Greaves, Sam; Siddharthan, Advaith et al.
In: Journal of Science Communication, Vol. 18, No. 1, A07, 17.01.2019.

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Sharma, N, Greaves, S, Siddharthan, A, Anderson, HB, Robinson, A, Colucci-Gray, L, Wibowo, AT, Bostock, H, Salisbury, A, Roberts, S, Slawson, D & van der Wal, R 2019, 'From citizen science to citizen action: analysing the potential for a digital platform to cultivate attachments to nature', Journal of Science Communication, vol. 18, no. 1, A07. https://doi.org/10.22323/2.18010207

APA

Sharma, N., Greaves, S., Siddharthan, A., Anderson, H. B., Robinson, A., Colucci-Gray, L., Wibowo, A. T., Bostock, H., Salisbury, A., Roberts, S., Slawson, D., & van der Wal, R. (2019). From citizen science to citizen action: analysing the potential for a digital platform to cultivate attachments to nature. Journal of Science Communication, 18(1), Article A07. https://doi.org/10.22323/2.18010207

CBE

Sharma N, Greaves S, Siddharthan A, Anderson HB, Robinson A, Colucci-Gray L, Wibowo AT, Bostock H, Salisbury A, Roberts S, et al. 2019. From citizen science to citizen action: analysing the potential for a digital platform to cultivate attachments to nature. Journal of Science Communication. 18(1):Article A07. https://doi.org/10.22323/2.18010207

MLA

Sharma, Nirwan et al. "From citizen science to citizen action: analysing the potential for a digital platform to cultivate attachments to nature". Journal of Science Communication. 2019. 18(1). https://doi.org/10.22323/2.18010207

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Sharma N, Greaves S, Siddharthan A, Anderson HB, Robinson A, Colucci-Gray L et al. From citizen science to citizen action: analysing the potential for a digital platform to cultivate attachments to nature. Journal of Science Communication. 2019 Jan 17;18(1):A07. doi: 10.22323/2.18010207

Author

Sharma, Nirwan ; Greaves, Sam ; Siddharthan, Advaith et al. / From citizen science to citizen action: analysing the potential for a digital platform to cultivate attachments to nature. In: Journal of Science Communication. 2019 ; Vol. 18, No. 1.

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TY - JOUR

T1 - From citizen science to citizen action: analysing the potential for a digital platform to cultivate attachments to nature

AU - Sharma, Nirwan

AU - Greaves, Sam

AU - Siddharthan, Advaith

AU - Anderson, Helen B.

AU - Robinson, Annie

AU - Colucci-Gray, Laura

AU - Wibowo, Agung T.

AU - Bostock, Helen

AU - Salisbury, Andrew

AU - Roberts, Stuart

AU - Slawson, David

AU - van der Wal, René

PY - 2019/1/17

Y1 - 2019/1/17

N2 - Identifying private gardens in the U.K. as key sites of environmentalengagement, we look at how a longer-term online citizen scienceprogramme facilitated the development of new and personal attachmentsof nature. These were visible through new or renewed interest inwildlife-friendly gardening practices and attitudinal shifts in a largeproportion of its participants. Qualitative and quantitative data, collectedvia interviews, focus groups, surveys and logging of user behaviours,revealed that cultivating a fascination with species identification was key toboth ‘helping nature’ and wider learning, with the programme creating aspace where scientific and non-scientific knowledge could co-exist andreinforce one another.

AB - Identifying private gardens in the U.K. as key sites of environmentalengagement, we look at how a longer-term online citizen scienceprogramme facilitated the development of new and personal attachmentsof nature. These were visible through new or renewed interest inwildlife-friendly gardening practices and attitudinal shifts in a largeproportion of its participants. Qualitative and quantitative data, collectedvia interviews, focus groups, surveys and logging of user behaviours,revealed that cultivating a fascination with species identification was key toboth ‘helping nature’ and wider learning, with the programme creating aspace where scientific and non-scientific knowledge could co-exist andreinforce one another.

KW - Citizen science

KW - Environmental communication

KW - Public understanding of science and technology

U2 - 10.22323/2.18010207

DO - 10.22323/2.18010207

M3 - Article

VL - 18

JO - Journal of Science Communication

JF - Journal of Science Communication

IS - 1

M1 - A07

ER -