User centered design of a citizen science air-quality monitoring project

Golumbic, Yaela; Fishbain, Barak; Baram‐Tsabari, Ayelet

doi:10.1080/21548455.2019.1597314

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“…We further assess the health impacts that air pollution levels have in the city. The xAire project is an example of how a broad partnership is able to enhance community (and individual) knowledge and attitudes towards city-level collective response to air pollution exposure [73][74][75].…”

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“…These campaigns make use of existing mobile infrastructures and people's common daily routines to deploy measurement devices, for example, with the participation of city employees to measure black carbon [71] or determining burden of disease by adding passive sensing of human mobility using cellular phone signals [72]. Other initiatives enhance their impact on participant's knowledge and attitudes [73,74] and untap the potential of incorporating citizens and local communities in research processes [75].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Some studies have focused on the methods and strategies being deployed [67,76], while others on data quality and standards compliance [64]. Others show their societal impact through interviews [73] or highlight the need to take an inclusive approach in research design [74,75].…”

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Large-scale citizen science provides high-resolution nitrogen dioxide values and health impact while enhancing community knowledge and collective action

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Cigarini²,

Vicens³

et al. 2020

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We present outcomes from a large-scale air quality citizen science campaign (xAire, 725 measurements) to demonstrate its positive contribution in the interplay between advances in exposure assessment and developments in policy or collective action. A broad partnership with 1,650 people from communities around 18 primary schools across Barcelona provided the capacity to obtain unprecedented high-resolution NO2 levels and an updated asthma Health Impact Assessment. It is shown that NO2 levels vary considerably with at some cases very high levels. More than a 1,000 new cases of childhood asthma could be prevented each year by lowering NO2 levels. Representativity of site selection and the minimal number of samplers for land use regression modelling are considered. Enhancement of community knowledge and attitudes towards collective response were observed and identified as key drivers for successful large-scale monitoring campaigns. The results encourage strengthening collaboration with local communities when exploring environmental health issues.

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Large-scale citizen science provides high-resolution nitrogen dioxide values and health impact while enhancing community knowledge and collective action

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Vicens³

et al. 2020

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“…This study was conducted within the citizen science project "Sensing the Air" that monitors and facilitates air quality research in the local environment [Golumbic, Fishbain and Baram-Tsabari, 2019]. It was initiated in the city of Haifa, which is considered one of the most sensitive areas in Israel in terms of air pollution, due to the proximity of its industrial zone to residential areas [Israel Ministry of Environmental Protection, 2015].…”

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“…Measurements are transmitted automatically from the sensors to a central database, and serve two purposes: 1) they enable scientists to model air quality and examine the validity of the sensor network, and 2) they enable participants to conduct personal investigations of air quality in their local environment, identify air pollution hazards and reduce exposure. This air quality information can be accessed on the Sensing the Air platform, which presents both sensor data (collected through Sensing the Air sensors) and official data (collected by the government and municipalities), in a simple, user-friendly display designed for the use of non-experts and project participants [Golumbic, Fishbain and Baram-Tsabari, 2020;Golumbic, Fishbain and Baram-Tsabari, 2019] Most participants in Sensing the Air are adult members of the public, who are non-experts in air quality but interested or concerned about the impact of air pollution. They were introduced to the project through social media, local media coverage, internet searches and word of mouth.…”

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Engagement styles in an environmental citizen science project

Golumbic¹,

Baram‐Tsabari²,

Fishbain³

2020

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This paper identifies the diverse ways in which participants engage with science, through the same citizen science project. Using multiple data sources, we describe various activities conducted by citizen scientists in an air quality project, and characterize the motivations driving their engagement. Findings reveal several themes, indicative of participants motivations and engagement; worried residents, education and outreach, environmental action, personal interest and opportunistic engagement. The study further illustrates the interconnectivity between science communication and citizen science practices and calls for nurturing this relationship for the mutual advancement of both fields.

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A review of science teaching approaches for equity focusing on race, class, and religion from the perspectives of Freire's and Arendt's theories of education

Rüschenpöhler

2024

Science Education

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This paper presents a literature review of science teaching approaches that seek to support equity in science classrooms, focusing on marginalization based on (i) race/ethnicity, (ii) social class/socioeconomic background, and (iii) religion. Considered were approaches that science teachers can use in science classes in secondary schools. They were analyzed and discussed against the backdrop of critical pedagogy by Paulo Freire and the educational theory by Hannah Arendt, which constitutes a novelty in science education research. The review used meta interpretation combined with systematic searches in the ERIC database. It is, thus, limited to works published in English. A total of 930 articles (2013–2021) were identified out of which 64 were fully analyzed. The analysis shows that most approaches strive to provide more equal access to the existing science knowledge and structures of the community. This corresponds to the introduction to the “old world” in a conservative interpretation of Arendt's term. I argue that in addition, it is necessary to employ a more radical interpretation of the “old world” as fundamentally plural which is done in translanguaging and grappling with racism. Further, the transformative nature of science education needs to be strengthened in terms of Freire's critical pedagogy and Arendt's concept of natality. This means allowing students to become aware of oppressive structures to induce change. Only youth participatory science, youth participatory action research, and grappling with racism explicitly aim for this. This shows that nuanced perspectives on equity in science education are needed.

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User centered design of a citizen science air-quality monitoring project

Cited by 26 publications

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Large-scale citizen science provides high-resolution nitrogen dioxide values and health impact while enhancing community knowledge and collective action

Large-scale citizen science provides high-resolution nitrogen dioxide values and health impact while enhancing community knowledge and collective action

Engagement styles in an environmental citizen science project

A review of science teaching approaches for equity focusing on race, class, and religion from the perspectives of Freire's and Arendt's theories of education

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