Citizen Science in Your Community: A Guide to Getting Involved

This guide is aimed at anyone who would like to know how to try out citizen science in their community. It explains the benefits of citizen science, notes the reliance on citizen science for environmental monitoring, and offers case studies, examples of community based citizen science initiatives across the world and in the UK that are suitable for groups of people, examples of relevant projects, and recommendations for getting started.

Publish information

Publisher:	TCV
Year of publication:	2014

Training information

Time required: 1.0 hours
Conditions of access: None

Language

English

Keywords

Environmental Monitoring Community-Based Participatory Research Engagement Community Wildlife Recording Getting Started Benefits Of Citizen Science

Theme

Introduction To Cs Co-Creation

Category

Text

Audience

Community Members & Citizens

Education level

Beginner