To each participatory sciences. Conditions for a participatory biodiversity observatory at the Arcachon Bay
Journal Title: ESSACHESS - Journal for Communication Studies - Year 2014, Vol 7, Issue 1
Abstract
This paper considers the social and scientific requirements for a citizen science monitoring programme on biodiversity in Arcachon Bay (France). The sociological study reveals tensions between different conceptions of what a citizen science programme should be: a means for storing oriented-data; a new way to cocreate scientific knowledge; a political communication tool; a way to develop citizen stewardship; or a place for expressing activist environmental demands. Citizen science programmes also tend to reveal tensions between participatory governance and classical management of environmental issues. Despite a seeming consensus amongst actors on biodiversity conservation, in practice contests over different citizen science conceptions have the potential to re-define environmental issues, to re-specify relationships between science and society and outline new management priorities.
Authors and Affiliations
Denis SALLES| Directeur de recherche Denis SALLES Irstea ETBX FRANCE, Bruno BOUET| Ingénieur d’études Bruno BOUET Irstea ETBX FRANCE, Maja LARSEN| Chargée de projet Maja LARSEN Irstea ETBX FRANCE, Benoit SAUTOUR| Professeur Benoit SAUTOUR EPOC CNRS U Bordeaux FRANCE
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