Citizen science : a study of people, expertise, and sustainable development / Alan Irwin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Irwin, Alan, 1955-

Series:

Environment and society.

Environment and society

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Science--Social aspects.

Science.

Sustainable development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (213 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1995.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

We are all concerned by the environmental threats facing us today. Environmental issues are a major area of concern for policy makers, industrialists and public groups of many different kinds. While science seems central to our understanding of such threats, the statements of scientists are increasingly open to challenge in this area. Meanwhile, citizens may find themselves labelled as `ignorant' in environmental matters. In Citizen Science Alan Irwin provides a much needed route through the fraught relationship between science, the public and the environmental threat.

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; Introduction; SCIENCE AND CITIZENSHIP; SCIENCE, CITIZENS AND ENVIRONMENTAL THREAT; SCIENCE AND THE POLICY PROCESS; WITNESSES, PARTICIPANTS AND MAJOR ACCIDENT HAZARDS; FREEING THE VOICES: A SCIENCE OF THE PEOPLE?; BUILDING SUSTAINABLE FUTURES: SCIENCE SHOPS AND SOCIAL EXPERIMENTS; SCIENCE, CITIZENSHIP AND TROUBLED MODERNITY; Notes; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-134-79257-3

0-203-28860-2

0-203-20239-2

1-280-32564-X

1-134-79258-1

9780203202395

OCLC:

276791723