Citizen science in the digital age : rhetoric, science, and public engagement / / James Wynn
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| Autore: |
Wynn James <1972->
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| Titolo: |
Citizen science in the digital age : rhetoric, science, and public engagement / / James Wynn
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| Pubblicazione: | Tuscaloosa, [Alabama] : , : The University of Alabama Press, , [2017] |
| ©2017 | |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (220 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina: | 303.48/3 |
| Soggetto topico: | Ciència - Aspectes socials |
| Mitjans de comunicació digitals - Aspectes socials | |
| Mitjans de comunicació de massa i tecnologia | |
| Tecnologia - Aspectes socials | |
| Ciència - Opinió pública | |
| Digital media - Social aspects | |
| Technology - Social aspects | |
| Mass media and technology | |
| Science - Public opinion | |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Intro -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Citizen Science at the Roots -- 2. Reimaging Risk: Citizen Science and the Development of Citizen-Centered Radiation Risk Representations -- 3. Information for and by the People: The Internet and the Rise of Citizen Expertise -- 4. Warming Relations? The Benefits and Challenges of Promoting Understanding and Identification with Citizen Science -- 5. A Tale of Two Logoi: Citizen Science and the Politics of Redevelopment -- Epilogue -- Appendix A: Acoustical Assessment Form Used in Pepys Estate Noise Mapping -- Appendix B: Sound Level Reference Chart Used by Pepys Estate Citizen Scientists -- Appendix C: Bar Graph of Qualitative Sound Descriptors for Pepys Estate Sound Mapping -- Appendix D: Bar Graph of Sources of Noise on Pepys Estate -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Index. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | A discussion of the benefits and pitfalls of citizen science--scientific undertakings that make use of public participation and crowd-sourced data collection James Wynn's timely investigation highlights scientific studies grounded in publicly gathered data and probes the rhetoric these studies employ. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Citizen science in the digital age |
| ISBN: | 9780817390860 |
| 0-8173-9086-3 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910968441703321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Rhetoric, culture, and social critique.