Members of the public participate in scientific research in many different contexts, stemming from traditions as varied as participatory action research and citizen science. Particularly in conservation and natural resource management contexts, where research often addresses complex social–ecological questions, the emphasis on and nature of this participation can significantly affect both the way that projects are designed and the outcomes that projects achieve. We review and integrate recent work in these and other fields, which has converged such that we propose the term public participation
Poster on NSF grant DRL-1114467 (""Collaborative Research: Full Scale Development: Native Universe - Indigenous Voice in Science Museums"") from the 2012 ISE PI Meeting.
Presentation from the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies at the CAISE Convening on Sustainability Science and Informal Science Education, February 6th, 2012.
DATE:
TEAM MEMBERS:
Ilan Chabay
resourceresearchProfessional Development, Conferences, and Networks
Presentation from the Midwest Regional Collaborative Sustainability Education at the CAISE Convening on Sustainability Science and Informal Science Education, February 6th, 2012.
DATE:
TEAM MEMBERS:
Christine Kelly
resourceresearchProfessional Development, Conferences, and Networks
Presentation from the Ecological Society of America at the CAISE Convening on Sustainability Science and Informal Science Education, February 6th, 2012.
DATE:
TEAM MEMBERS:
Clifford Duke
resourceresearchProfessional Development, Conferences, and Networks
Presentation on Sustainability at the National Academies presented at the CAISE Convening on Sustainability Science and Informal Science Education, February 6th, 2012.
Presentation on NSF grant DRL-0741760 (""Future Earth Initiative)"") presented at the CAISE Convening on Sustainability Science and Informal Science Education, February 6th, 2012.
In October 2009, the Tennessee Aquarium began an ambitious program, Connecting Tennessee to the World Ocean (CTWO), funded by a grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. CTWO consists of several individual projects, all intended to increase the ocean literacy of Aquarium audiences and to promote their adoption of an ocean stewardship ethic. This evaluation report summarizes the extent to which the Aquarium accomplished these goals over the 3-year project period. The five project components and their key associated evaluation findings follow. 1. Classroom-based activities
A NSF EArly-concept Grant for Exploratory Research (EAGER) was awarded to Principal Investigator John Fraser, PhD, AIA, in collaboration with co-Principal Investigators, Mary Miss and William Solecki, PhD, for City as Living Laboratory for Sustainability in Urban Design (CaLL). The CaLL project explored how public art installations can promote public discussion about sustainability. The project examined the emerging role of artists and visual thinkers as people with the skills to encourage conversation between scientists and the public. The grant supported an experimental installation