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Towards a Transdisciplinary Theoretical Framework of Citizen Science: Results from a Meta-Review Analysis

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  • Andrea Spasiano

    (Water Resources Research and Documentation Center, University for Foreigners of Perugia, Piazza Fortebraccio, 4, 06123 Perugia, Italy
    Department of Economics, Engineering, Society and Business Organization, University of Tuscia, Via del Paradiso, 47, 01100 Viterbo, Italy)

  • Salvatore Grimaldi

    (Department for Innovation in Biological, Agro-Food and Forest Systems, University of Tuscia, Via San Camillo de Lellis, snc, 01100 Viterbo, Italy)

  • Alessio Maria Braccini

    (Department of Economics, Engineering, Society and Business Organization, University of Tuscia, Via del Paradiso, 47, 01100 Viterbo, Italy)

  • Fernando Nardi

    (Water Resources Research and Documentation Center, University for Foreigners of Perugia, Piazza Fortebraccio, 4, 06123 Perugia, Italy
    Institute of Environment and College of Arts, Science and Education (CASE), Florida International University (FIU), 11200 SW 8th Street, CASE 450, Miami, FL 33199, USA)

Abstract

This work intends to lay the foundations for a theoretical framework of citizen science combining social and organizational implications with the support of information technologies. The proposed theoretical framework moves towards a shared and common research process between experts and citizens to deal with environmental and social challenges. The role and capacity of online communities is explored and their engagement capacity by means of web-based digital platforms supporting crowdsourcing activities. In this contribution, authors highlight the most common practices, methods and issues of citizen science approaches adopted from multidisciplinary application fields to obtain insights for designing a new participative approach for organizational studies. To reach this goal, authors illustrate the results of a systematic meta-review analysis, consisting of an accurate selection and revision of journal review articles in order to highlight concepts, methods, research design approaches and tools adopted in citizen science approaches.

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  • Andrea Spasiano & Salvatore Grimaldi & Alessio Maria Braccini & Fernando Nardi, 2021. "Towards a Transdisciplinary Theoretical Framework of Citizen Science: Results from a Meta-Review Analysis," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(14), pages 1-22, July.
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