ABSTRACT

Widely available digital technologies are empowering citizens who are increasingly well informed and involved in numerous water, climate, and environmental challenges. Citizen science can serve many different purposes, from the “pleasure of doing science” to complementing observations, increasing scientific literacy, and supporting collaborative behaviour to solve specific water management problems. Still, procedures on how to incorporate citizens’ knowledge effectively to inform policy and decision-making are lagging behind. Moreover, general conceptual frameworks are unavailable, preventing the widespread uptake of citizen science approaches for more participatory cross-sectorial water governance. In this work, we identify the shared constituents, interfaces, and interlinkages between hydrological sciences and other academic and non-academic disciplines in addressing water issues. Our goal is to conceptualize a transdisciplinary framework for valuing citizen science and advancing the hydrological sciences. Joint efforts between hydrological, computer, and social sciences are envisaged for integrating human sensing and behavioural mechanisms into the framework. Expanding opportunities of online communities complement the fundamental value of on-site surveying and indigenous knowledge. This work is promoted by the Citizens AND HYdrology (CANDHY) Working Group established by the International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS).

摘要

广泛使用的数字技术正在赋予公民权力，他们越来越了解并参与众多水、气候和环境挑战。公民科学可以服务于许多不同的目的，从“做科学的乐趣”到补充观察、提高科学素养以及支持协作行为以解决特定的水资源管理问题。尽管如此，关于如何有效地将公民的知识纳入政策和决策制定的程序仍然滞后。此外，一般概念框架不可用，阻碍了公民科学方法的广泛采用，以实现更具参与性的跨部门水治理。在这项工作中，我们确定了共享的成分、接口、以及水文科学与其他学术和非学术学科在解决水问题方面的相互联系。我们的目标是概念化一个跨学科框架，以评估公民科学和推进水文科学。设想水文学、计算机和社会科学之间的共同努力将人类感知和行为机制整合到框架中。在线社区不断扩大的机会补充了现场调查和本土知识的基本价值。这项工作由国际水文科学协会 (IAHS) 成立的 Citizens AND HYdrology (CANDHY) 工作组推动。设想水文学、计算机和社会科学之间的共同努力将人类感知和行为机制整合到框架中。在线社区不断扩大的机会补充了现场调查和本土知识的基本价值。这项工作由国际水文科学协会 (IAHS) 成立的 Citizens AND HYdrology (CANDHY) 工作组推动。设想水文学、计算机和社会科学之间的共同努力将人类感知和行为机制整合到框架中。在线社区不断扩大的机会补充了现场调查和本土知识的基本价值。这项工作由国际水文科学协会 (IAHS) 成立的 Citizens AND HYdrology (CANDHY) 工作组推动。