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Citizen science in Australia’s waterways: investigating linkages with catchment decision-making
Australasian Journal of Environmental Management ( IF 2.617 ) Pub Date : 2020-04-02 , DOI: 10.1080/14486563.2020.1741456
Patrick Bonney 1 , Angela Murphy 1 , Birgita Hansen 1 , Claudia Baldwin 2
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ABSTRACT Citizen science can be a viable mechanism to foster productive linkages between community and government for sustainable water resource management. In Australia, this potential has longstanding policy support but research into program extent, characteristics or impact on decision-making processes has been lacking. This article draws on a temporal analysis of data records from two citizen science programs and a nationwide survey of 47 program coordinators representing 43 freshwater and estuarine citizen science programs to examine these knowledge shortfalls. Results indicate that program activity has contracted in Victoria but increased in the ACT, with additional evidence indicating a nationwide contraction. Survey results revealed programs operating nationwide and largely implemented as a community-government partnership, combining data and educative priorities. Despite 70 per cent of programs having goals to inform catchment decision-making, data use was verified for less than half of programs. Program coordinators reported several social, organisational and technical barriers that limit this uptake. In highlighting these issues, we make three recommendations for enhancing linkages between citizen science and catchment decision-making: (1) increasing institutional support; (2) improving coordination and embracing new possibilities for collaboration; and (3) demonstrating and communicating program achievements.

中文翻译:

澳大利亚水道中的公民科学:调查与集水区决策的联系

摘要公民科学可以成为一种可行的机制,以促进社区与政府之间的生产性联系,以实现可持续的水资源管理。在澳大利亚,这种潜力得到了长期的政策支持,但缺乏对计划范围,特征或对决策过程的影响的研究。本文对来自两个公民科学计划的数据记录进行了时间分析,并对代表43个淡水和河口公民科学计划的47个计划协调员进行了全国性调查,以检查这些知识的不足。结果表明,维多利亚州的项目活动有所减少,而首都地区的活动有所增加,另外的证据表明全国范围的活动有所减少。调查结果显示,该计划在全国范围内运作,并且很大程度上是作为社区与政府之间的伙伴关系实施的,结合数据和教育重点。尽管有70%的计划的目标是流域决策,但只有不到一半的计划验证了数据的使用。方案协调员报告了一些社会,组织和技术方面的障碍,这些障碍限制了这种采用。在强调这些问题时,我们提出了三项建议,以加强公民科学与集水区决策之间的联系:(1)增加机构支持;(2)改善协调并拥抱新的合作可能性;(3)展示和交流计划成果。组织和技术上的障碍限制了这种采用。在强调这些问题时,我们提出了三项建议,以加强公民科学与集水区决策之间的联系:(1)增加机构支持;(2)改善协调并拥抱新的合作可能性;(3)展示和交流计划成果。组织和技术上的障碍限制了这种采用。在强调这些问题时,我们提出了三项建议,以加强公民科学与集水区决策之间的联系:(1)增加机构支持;(2)改善协调并拥抱新的合作可能性;(3)展示和交流计划成果。
更新日期:2020-04-02
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