Citizen science in hydrology and water resources: opportunities for knowledge generation, ecosystem service management, and sustainable development

The participation of the general public in the research design, data collection and interpretation process together with scientists is often referred to as citizen science. While citizen science itself has existed since the start of scientific practice, developments in sensing technology, data processing and visualisation, and communication of ideas and results, are creating a wide range of new opportunities for public participation in scientific research. This paper reviews the state of citizen science in a hydrological context and explores the potential of citizen science to complement more traditional ways of scientific data collection and knowledge generation for hydrological sciences and water resources…

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  Sight Research UK

  Awards: NE/K010182/1, NE/I004017/1, NE/K010077/1, NE/K010204/1, NE/K010239/1, NE/K010123/1
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  Secretaría de Educación Superior, Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación
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  Natural Environment Research Council

  Awards: NE/I004017/1, NE/K010123/1, NE-K010239-1, NE/K010182/1, NE/K010204/1, NE/I004017/1, NE/K010077/1, NE/K010239/1