Citizen Science (CS) refers to public participation in scientific research. It is relevant to the field of technology assessment (TA) as object of TA, e.g. as part of emerging socio-technical systems or source of knowledge for policymaking, and as a potential par-ticipatory methodology for TA itself. The “Conference on Citi-zen Science and Planetary Health” was organized by the Euro-pean Citizen Science Association (ECSA), an umbrella associa-tion dedicated to the advancement of CS in Europe. The concept of planetary health is based on the understanding that human health and society depend on natural systems and their sustaina-ble stewardship. CS aims to contribute in this area by improving scientific literacy, public engagement, building bridges between science and civil society and increasing research transparency.The conference brought together people and topics from a broad range of scientific disciplines, practice contexts and coun-tries. Nevertheless, there is considerable thematic continuity in research and self-reflections by practitioners taking the shape of a ‘science of CS’. We first examine points of contention in such cross-cutting debates and then zoom into two topic areas: CSand public service provision in crises and agrifood CS.
Meeting report: “ECSA: Citizen Science for planetary health”. ECSA Conference 2022, Berlin
Berti Suman A;
2023
Abstract
Citizen Science (CS) refers to public participation in scientific research. It is relevant to the field of technology assessment (TA) as object of TA, e.g. as part of emerging socio-technical systems or source of knowledge for policymaking, and as a potential par-ticipatory methodology for TA itself. The “Conference on Citi-zen Science and Planetary Health” was organized by the Euro-pean Citizen Science Association (ECSA), an umbrella associa-tion dedicated to the advancement of CS in Europe. The concept of planetary health is based on the understanding that human health and society depend on natural systems and their sustaina-ble stewardship. CS aims to contribute in this area by improving scientific literacy, public engagement, building bridges between science and civil society and increasing research transparency.The conference brought together people and topics from a broad range of scientific disciplines, practice contexts and coun-tries. Nevertheless, there is considerable thematic continuity in research and self-reflections by practitioners taking the shape of a ‘science of CS’. We first examine points of contention in such cross-cutting debates and then zoom into two topic areas: CSand public service provision in crises and agrifood CS.
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