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  1. 1. Can the disappearance of the forest orchid Goodyera repens be linked to clearcutting? : a spatial analysis using citizen science data from southern Sweden.

    University essay from SLU/Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre

    Author : Ines Diaz Garcia; [2024]
    Keywords : Goodyera repens; knärot; Artportalen; forestry; clearcut; citizen science; southern Sweden; conservation;

    Abstract : Habitat transformation through forestry has an impact on boreal species in northern Europe. In Sweden, even-aged plantations with clearcut harvesting are forestry practices that affect the understory vegetation. This study focuses on the red-listed Goodyera repens, a rhizomatous evergreen orchid. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Public, The Police, and The Puzzle of Information

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : William Duggan; Librain Natia Ellis; [2024]
    Keywords : Policing; Public Perception; Safety Science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : When humans are involved, things can go wrong. This is a statement as factually true and yet dramatically undefined and dangerously ambiguous as any. No matter the industry or domain, where humans interact with other humans, perfect predictability is impossible and a focus on negative outcomes can seem natural. READ MORE

  4. 3. A META-SYNTHESIS STUDY OF DATA VISUALIZATION IN CITIZEN SCIENCE

    University essay from Institutionen för tillämpad informationsteknologi

    Author : Xing Liu; [2023-11-20]
    Keywords : Data Visualization; Visualization; Citizen Science; Learning; Higher Education; Datavisualisering; Visualisering; Medborgarforskning; Lärande; Högre utbildning;

    Abstract : How can citizen science use data visualization technology? What are the current status and the boundaries? As part of the systematic meta-synthesis study, a feedback loop has been developed to show how current statutes on citizen science data visualization can be interpreted in a comprehensive manner. In a Citizen Science context, data visualization goes beyond technical efficiency, abstract data, and symbolic meaning, incorporating material traces, and social domains such as viewer perceptions, individual experience, and pre-knowledge into meaning-making interpretations of visualization. READ MORE

  5. 4. CHATBOT TO SUPPORT LEARNING AMONG NEWCOMERS IN CITIZEN SCIENCE

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik, kommunikation och lärande

    Author : Tran Thanh Phong Trang; [2023-10-23]
    Keywords : Citizen Science; Chatbot; Learning engagement;

    Abstract : Purpose: Citizen Science (CS) can be defined as the intentional involvement of the public as volunteers in scientific activities or research. Participation in CS can be described as a learning process, but long-term engagement of volunteers is hard to sustain. READ MORE

  6. 5. Small but mighty: Learning outcomes and impacts of microplastic focused citizen science

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Rita Hjelm; [2023]
    Keywords : sustainability science; community science; non-profit; impact; socio-ecological systems; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Microplastics are a present and future threat to the sustainability of coastal socio-economic systems. Current solutions and management could be improved by developing citizen science programs to foster community engagement and knowledge generation. However, research is limited on the actual learning outcomes and impacts of citizen science. READ MORE