Analysis of citizen science program for disaster risk reduction in Japan: the case of Safecast

Опубликована: Май 7, 2025

Abstract Citizen science is increasingly significant in scientific research and disaster management, especially as risks intensify globally. While numerous studies confirm the value of citizen programs mitigating risks, further needed to understand how these contribute risk reduction identify indicators their success. This study investigates key success factors challenges through a case Safecast, radiation monitoring initiative Japan. Six critical were identified: active participation, knowledge production, data accuracy, expansion spatial temporal data, citizen-related outcomes. Safecast’s broad engagement participants, open-source collection, contributions policy decisions have been its effectiveness. In addition, rigorous accuracy measures over time space supported efforts. However, remain maintaining participant engagement, addressing digital divide, ensuring consistency. Safecast exemplifies can bridge grassroots collection with formal highlighting potential strengthen resilience empower communities.

Язык: Английский

Can citizen science in water-related nature-based solutions deliver transformative participation in agri-food systems? A review

Agricultural Systems, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 220, С. 104052 - 104052

Опубликована: Авг. 22, 2024

Highly water-dependent agri-food systems are impacted by external shocks, revealing their vulnerabilities and stressing the need to transform them towards increased sustainability resilience. Various disciplines scholars highlight role of Nature-based Solutions (NbS) in addressing societal challenges while creating sustainable resilient contexts. In steering transformative processes, participation is vital as a governance variable. However, motivating stakeholders' engagement with NbS uptake decision-making requires evidence proving its potential effectively address direct indirect environmental, societal, economic concerns. This review systematically analyzed Citizen Science (CS) overcome barriers adoption drive attitudes sustainability. Focused on water an essential for system, 46 articles were examine water-related NbS, locate relevant drivers ecosystem services, including associated advantages disadvantages. Current research focuses heavily that benefit people, often overlooking broader environmental benefits. While trend using extreme weather events evident, other critical areas like irrigation, groundwater management, food security, sanitation (WASH) more attention. These elements systems. The literature identifies three central implementing NbS: knowledge gaps, participation, funding. Novel participatory methods CS could prove pivotal barriers. can enhance through improved informed stakeholder ensuring cost-effective transparent processes monitoring evaluating success. Although gaining traction, scopes scales implementation must be inclusive various stakeholders ecological services environment. promote within individuals society, design, provides context. Upon proper alignment, CS-NbS increase harmony between human natural systems, shedding light Resource Nexus cycle ultimately causing visible change behavior engaged network. approach values amplifies notions inclusiveness incorporation local knowledge. Living labs mixed-method initiate inter transdisciplinarity, collaborative learning, sharing, enhanced unlocking capacities strengthening science-policy-society interface.

Язык: Английский

Sustainable Implementation of Citizen-Based Plastic Monitoring of Fresh Waters in Western Africa

Sustainability, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 16(22), С. 10007 - 10007

Опубликована: Ноя. 16, 2024

Citizen science projects globally have increasingly been implemented in collecting and analysing environmental data. At the same time, these initiatives are often project-based and, therefore, of short duration. This presents a challenge as data from such activities may not be used research political decision-making. aims to explore barriers solutions for establishing sustainable long-term citizen-based plastic monitoring strategy fresh waters based on case study Accra, Ghana. is particularly relevant due significant issue pollution region, limited official effectively address problem, potential role citizen addressing this gap long term. Data were collected eight expert interviews, survey amongst 17 stakeholders, subsequent roundtable discussions with 24 experts stakeholders academia, private sector, public civil society. From this, we identified 30 types 21 implement These relate five fields action (social, economic, environmental, technical, management governance) four stakeholder groups (public society, academia) solution pathways projects. Based our findings, make suggestions how can more sustainably future different various institutional perspectives. With hope advance use policy design related plastics waters.

Язык: Английский