Associations for Citizen Science: Regional Knowledge, Global Collaboration

Authors

  • Martin Storksdieck Oregon State University & Citizen Science Association (CSA)
  • Jennifer Lynn Shirk Citizen Science Association (CSA) & Cornell Lab of Ornithology
  • Jessica L. Cappadonna Queensland University of Technology & Australian Citizen Science Association (ACSA)
  • Meg Domroese Citizen Science Association (CSA) & Gathering Waters: Wisconsin’s Alliance for Land Trusts
  • Claudia Göbel Museum für Naturkunde Berlin & European Citizen Science Association (ECSA), ℅ Museum für Naturkunde Berlin
  • Muki Haklay Citizen Science Association (CSA), US, European Citizen Science Association (ECSA), ℅ Museum für Naturkunde Berlin, GER & Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering, University College London
  • Abraham J. Miller-Rushing Citizen Science Association (CSA) & US National Park Service, Acadia National Park
  • Philip Roetman Australian Citizen Science Association (ACSA) & Barbara Hardy Institute, University of South Australia
  • Carla Sbrocchi Australian Citizen Science Association (ACSA) & University of Technology
  • Katrin Vohland Museum für Naturkunde Berlin & European Citizen Science Association (ECSA), ℅ Museum für Naturkunde Berlin

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5334/cstp.55

Abstract

Since 2012, three organizations advancing the work of citizen science practitioners have arisen in different regions: The primarily US-based but globally open Citizen Science Association (CSA), the European Citizen Science Association (ECSA), and the Australian Citizen Science Association (ACSA). These associations are moving rapidly to establish themselves and to develop inter-association collaborations. We consider the factors driving this emergence and the significance of this trend for citizen science as a field of practice, as an area of scholarship, and for the culture of scientific research itself.

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Published

2016-11-11

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 2 (2016)

Section

Essays

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