Introduction

Citizen science projects, in which citizens are collectors and sensors generating data, have become a well-established scientific practice (Bonney et al. 2016). Citizen science research within environmental conservation typically focuses on either the usability of citizen-generated data or individual motivation for involvement (Kobori et al. 2016; Ellwood et al. 2017; McKinley et al. 2017). The 10 principles of citizen science (ECSA 2015) identify possible benefits to citizen scientists as publications, learning, enjoyment, satisfaction, and policy influence. Notably, changes in attitude and values beyond the scientific realm are absent from this list. In short, although the ability of citizen science to transform scientific practice is well known, the potential for citizen science to transform the citizen needs further elaboration.

We propose that the social capacity potential of citizen science extends far beyond collecting data. We suggest that involvement in citizen science activities can cultivate environmental citizenship and change attitudes if projects are intentionally designed to do so. This is an opportunity for conservation biologists to engage with citizen scientists on a different level.

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环境公民的公民科学

介绍

公民作为收集者和传感器生成数据的公民科学项目已成为一种成熟的科学实践（Bonney 等人，2016 年）。环境保护领域的公民科学研究通常侧重于公民生成数据的可用性或个人参与动机（Kobori 等人，2016 年；Ellwood 等人，2017 年；McKinley 等人，2017 年）。公民科学的 10 项原则（ECSA 2015) 确定公民科学家的可能收益，如出版物、学习、享受、满意度和政策影响。值得注意的是，这个列表中没有超出科学领域的态度和价值观的变化。总之，尽管公民科学改变科学实践的能力众所周知，但公民科学改变公民的潜力需要进一步阐述。

我们建议公民科学的社会能力潜力远远超出收集数据的范围。我们建议，如果项目是有意设计的，参与公民科学活动可以培养环境公民并改变态度。这是保护生物学家在不同层面与公民科学家接触的机会。