Smart cities survey: Technologies, application domains and challenges for the cities of the future

R Sánchez-Corcuera… - International …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
The introduction of the Information and Communication Technologies throughout the last
decades has created a trend of providing daily objects with smartness, aiming to make …

The benefits and negative impacts of citizen science applications to water as experienced by participants and communities

DW Walker, M Smigaj, M Tani - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Citizen science is proliferating in the water sciences with increasing public involvement in
monitoring water resources, climate variables, water quality, and in mapping and modeling …

Citizen science terminology matters: Exploring key terms

M Eitzel, J Cappadonna… - … science: Theory and …, 2017 - eprints.whiterose.ac.uk
Much can be at stake depending on the choice of words used to describe citizen science,
because terminology impacts how knowledge is developed. Citizen science is a quickly …

Recruiting and retaining participants in citizen science: What can be learned from the volunteering literature?

SE West, RM Pateman - Citizen science: Theory and …, 2016 - eprints.whiterose.ac.uk
New citizen science projects are emerging all the time as scientists, policy-makers, and non-
governmental organisations see the value of conducting research in this way …

Using semistructured surveys to improve citizen science data for monitoring biodiversity

S Kelling, A Johnston, A Bonn, D Fink… - …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Biodiversity is being lost at an unprecedented rate, and monitoring is crucial for
understanding the causal drivers and assessing solutions. Most biodiversity monitoring data …

The harlequin ladybird, Harmonia axyridis: global perspectives on invasion history and ecology

HE Roy, PMJ Brown, T Adriaens, N Berkvens… - Biological …, 2016 - Springer
The harlequin ladybird, Harmonia axyridis (Pallas)(Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), is native to
Asia but has been intentionally introduced to many countries as a biological control agent of …

Characterisation of nature-based solutions for the built environment

Y Xing, P Jones, I Donnison - Sustainability, 2017 - mdpi.com
Nature has provided humankind with food, fuel, and shelter throughout evolutionary history.
However, in contemporary cities, many natural landscapes have become degraded and …

Review of yield gap explaining factors and opportunities for alternative data collection approaches

E Beza, JV Silva, L Kooistra, P Reidsma - European Journal of Agronomy, 2017 - Elsevier
Yield gap analysis is gaining increased scientific attention, as estimating and explaining
yield gaps shows the potential for sustainable intensification of agricultural systems …

Benefits and challenges of incorporating citizen science into university education

N Mitchell, M Triska, A Liberatore, L Ashcroft… - PLoS …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
A common feature of many citizen science projects is the collection of data by unpaid
contributors with the expectation that the data will be used in research. Here we report a …

Understanding drivers, barriers and information sources for public participation in marine citizen science

VY Martin, L Christidis, DJ Lloyd… - Journal of Science …, 2016 - eprints.qut.edu.au
Interviews were conducted with 110 marine users to elicit their salient beliefs about
recording marine species in a citizen science project. The results showed that many …