TY - JOUR
T1 - Translating citizen-generated air quality data into evidence for shaping policy
AU - Mahajan, Sachit
AU - Chung, Ming Kuang
AU - Martinez, Jenny
AU - Olaya, Yris
AU - Helbing, Dirk
AU - Chen, Ling Jyh
N1 - Funding Information:
SM and DH acknowledge support through the project ?CoCi: Co-Evolving City Life?, which has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union?s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under grant agreement No. 833168. DH also thanks for the opportunities offered by the Citizen Science Center Zurich, https://citizenscience.ch/en/. MC and LC acknowledge support by the Ministry of Science and Technology of Taiwan under the grant: MOST 110-2811-E-001-501-MY3. JM acknowledges that this research was part-funded by the Colombian Administrative Department of Science, Technology, and Innovation (Colciencias) National Doctoral Grant 727.
Funding Information:
SM and DH acknowledge support through the project “CoCi: Co-Evolving City Life”, which has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under grant agreement No. 833168. DH also thanks for the opportunities offered by the Citizen Science Center Zurich, https://citizenscience.ch/en/ . MC and LC acknowledge support by the Ministry of Science and Technology of Taiwan under the grant: MOST 110-2811-E-001-501-MY3. JM acknowledges that this research was part-funded by the Colombian Administrative Department of Science, Technology, and Innovation (Colciencias) National Doctoral Grant 727.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2022, The Author(s).
PY - 2022/12
Y1 - 2022/12
N2 - The practice of participatory sensing for environment monitoring has rapidly evolved over the years. There has been a steady growth of citizen-based air quality monitoring projects that aim to build partnerships, knowledge-sharing platforms, awareness, and ultimately resilience to issues related to air quality. Whilst citizen science has reshaped air quality research by bringing a fresh perspective on democratizing science for the public good, there is little research about how citizen-generated data can be used for facilitating and improving evidence-based policymaking. To address the problem in a structured manner, we examine the existing literature related to citizen science, air quality, and policymaking to understand the existing gaps and opportunities. That is followed by a review of major grassroots and collaborative citizen science air quality monitoring initiatives in Asia, Africa, Europe, and Latin America. We explore the range of citizen science methods and applications to understand how they are creating opportunities for dialog between practitioners and policymakers, discuss the concerns about citizen-generated data, and see if the data is used for policy action. Finally, we propose a methodology for integrating data-based evidence into shaping policy. The methodology combines scientific evidence, participation, and deliberation to realize the full potential of citizen science in air quality monitoring.
AB - The practice of participatory sensing for environment monitoring has rapidly evolved over the years. There has been a steady growth of citizen-based air quality monitoring projects that aim to build partnerships, knowledge-sharing platforms, awareness, and ultimately resilience to issues related to air quality. Whilst citizen science has reshaped air quality research by bringing a fresh perspective on democratizing science for the public good, there is little research about how citizen-generated data can be used for facilitating and improving evidence-based policymaking. To address the problem in a structured manner, we examine the existing literature related to citizen science, air quality, and policymaking to understand the existing gaps and opportunities. That is followed by a review of major grassroots and collaborative citizen science air quality monitoring initiatives in Asia, Africa, Europe, and Latin America. We explore the range of citizen science methods and applications to understand how they are creating opportunities for dialog between practitioners and policymakers, discuss the concerns about citizen-generated data, and see if the data is used for policy action. Finally, we propose a methodology for integrating data-based evidence into shaping policy. The methodology combines scientific evidence, participation, and deliberation to realize the full potential of citizen science in air quality monitoring.
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M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85128304603
SN - 2662-9992
VL - 9
JO - Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
JF - Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
IS - 1
M1 - 122
ER -