January 17th, 2019 | RESEARCH
Identifying private gardens in the U.K. as key sites of environmental engagement, we look at how a longer-term online citizen science programme facilitated the development of new and personal attachments of nature. These were visible through new or renewed interest in wildlife-friendly gardening practices and attitudinal shifts in a large proportion of its participants. Qualitative and quantitative data, collected via interviews, focus groups, surveys and logging of user behaviours, revealed that cultivating a fascination with species identification was key to both āhelping natureā and wider learning, with the programme creating a space where scientific and non-scientific knowledge could co-exist and reinforce one another.
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Nirwan Sharma, Author, University of AberdeenSam Greaves, Author, University College London
Advaith Siddharthan, Author, The Open University
Helen Anderson, Author, University of Aberdeen
Annie Robinson, Author, University of Aberdeen
Laura Colucci-Gray, Author, University of Aberdeen
Agung Toto Wibowo, Author, University of Aberdeen
Helen Bostock, Author, Royal Horticultural Society
Andrew Salisbury, Author, Royal Horticultural Society
Stuart Roberts, Author, Bees, Wasps and Ants Recording Society
David Slawson, Author, Imperial College London
RenƩ van der Wal, Author, University of Aberdeen
Citation
Identifier Type: ISSN
Identifier: 1824-2049
Identifier Type: DOI
Identifier: 10.22323/2.18010207
Publication: Journal of Science Communication
Volume: 18
Number: 1
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Audience: General Public | Museum | ISE Professionals | Scientists
Discipline: Ecology | forestry | agriculture | General STEM | Life science
Resource Type: Peer-reviewed article | Research Products
Environment Type: Citizen Science Programs | Media and Technology | Park | Outdoor | Garden Programs | Public Programs | Websites | Mobile Apps | Online Media