Science by the people : participation, power, and the politics of environmental knowledge /

Science by the people : participation, power, and the politics of environmental knowledge /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Kimura, Aya Hirata, 1974- author.
Imprint:	New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, [2019] ©2019
Description:	1 online resource
Language:	English
Series:	Nature, society, and culture Nature, society, and culture.
Subject:	Environmental sciences -- Research -- United States. Environmental sciences -- Social aspects -- United States. Environmental policy -- United States -- Citizen participation. Science and state -- United States -- Citizen participation. Environmental policy -- Citizen participation. Environmental sciences -- Research. Environmental sciences -- Social aspects. Science and state -- Citizen participation. United States. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12486249

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Other authors / contributors:	Kinchy, Abby J., author.
ISBN:	9780813595115 0813595118 9780813595085 0813595088 9780813595078 081359507X 9780813595092
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index
Summary:	"Citizen science," data collection and scientific research by people who do not have scientific credentials, is an increasingly popular activity, from bird counts to amateur water sample collection to air quality monitoring. Such efforts are at the heart of many of today's environmental and health controversies. As scholars in the interdisciplinary field of science and technology studies (STS), the authors ask readers to consider how citizen science enhances struggles for social change beyond merely generating data through volunteer participation, and they provide practical examples and scenarios to aid practitioners in planning strategic citizen science projects that align with their values. While there are a number of monographs detailing specific citizen science cases, there is no book that takes stock of multiple case studies to explore how citizen science may or may not address social inequality and produce accountability of government and corporate entities
Other form:	Print version: Kimura, Aya Hirata, 1974- Science by the people. New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, [2019] 9780813595085

Table of Contents:

Frontmatter
Contents
Preface
1. Environmental Citizen Science: Virtues and Dilemmas
2. How Is Environmental Citizen Science Political?
3. Investigating the Impacts of Fracking
4. Detecting Radiation
5. Tracking Genetically Engineered Crops
Conclusion. A Vision of Science by and for the People
Appendix: Resources for Getting Involved in Citizen Science
Notes
Bibliography
Index