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Technological Affordance and the Realities of Citizen Science Projects Developed in Challenging Territories

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  • Fábio Grigoletto

    (Center for Nature Sciences, Campus Lagoa do Sino, Federal University of São Carlos, Buri 18290-000, SP, Brazil)

  • Fernanda Antunes de Oliveira

    (Center for Studies in Public Administration and Government, School of Business Administration of São Paulo, Getúlio Vargas Foundation, São Paulo 01313-902, SP, Brazil)

  • Caio Caradi Momesso

    (Center for Studies in Public Administration and Government, School of Business Administration of São Paulo, Getúlio Vargas Foundation, São Paulo 01313-902, SP, Brazil)

  • Ibrahim Kamel Rodrigues Nehemy

    (Institute of Biology, State University of Campinas, Campinas 13083-862, SP, Brazil)

  • João Emílio de Almeida Junior

    (Laboratory of Biogeography and Natural History of Amphibians and Reptiles (Mapinguari), Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande 79002970, MS, Brazil)

  • Vinícius de Avelar São Pedro

    (Center for Nature Sciences, Campus Lagoa do Sino, Federal University of São Carlos, Buri 18290-000, SP, Brazil)

  • Roberto Greco

    (Department of Science and Technology Policy, Institute of Geosciences, University of Campinas (Unicamp), Campinas 13083-855, SP, Brazil)

  • Mário Aquino Alves

    (Center for Studies in Public Administration and Government, School of Business Administration of São Paulo, Getúlio Vargas Foundation, São Paulo 01313-902, SP, Brazil)

  • Tim Edwards

    (Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF10 3EU, UK)

Abstract

Citizen science has established itself as an important approach to the co-production of knowledge and public participation in scientific research. Combined with digital technologies and online tools, the approach has been celebrated as a path toward the democratization of science. However, only a few studies have investigated the role digital technologies play in shaping interactions between people and nature. Additionally, the role of context in shaping online and face-to-face participation in citizen science projects has yet to receive much attention. This article takes a citizen science initiative in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest in the state of São Paulo as an illustrative case of the emergence of unanticipated consequences of digital technologies. The emergence of a socio-material practice of animal identification through a popular instant-messaging app is described, allowing a better understanding of the role of digital technologies and the context framing citizen participation in challenging environments.

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  • Fábio Grigoletto & Fernanda Antunes de Oliveira & Caio Caradi Momesso & Ibrahim Kamel Rodrigues Nehemy & João Emílio de Almeida Junior & Vinícius de Avelar São Pedro & Roberto Greco & Mário Aquino Alv, 2023. "Technological Affordance and the Realities of Citizen Science Projects Developed in Challenging Territories," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(8), pages 1-15, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:15:y:2023:i:8:p:6654-:d:1123578
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