Abstract
This paper presents the Scalability Toolkit developed in 2021–2023 within the “Mutual Learning Exercise on Citizen Science Initiatives – Policy and Practice” to provide a theoretical and methodological framework to support the scaling of CS projects and initiatives responsibly and inclusively.
The Toolkit is made of three components: i) a multidimensional qualitative definition of scalability, ii) an operational scalability matrix composed of four models (scaling up, out, deep and down) and two approaches (top-down and bottom-up), and iii) eight action areas for policy making.
Building on this work, further research as well as a cultural mind shift is needed to urther develop value-driven scalability models in CS according to more qualitative and ethical dimensions, the specific logic of CS projects as well as their domain and context dependency.
The Toolkit is made of three components: i) a multidimensional qualitative definition of scalability, ii) an operational scalability matrix composed of four models (scaling up, out, deep and down) and two approaches (top-down and bottom-up), and iii) eight action areas for policy making.
Building on this work, further research as well as a cultural mind shift is needed to urther develop value-driven scalability models in CS according to more qualitative and ethical dimensions, the specific logic of CS projects as well as their domain and context dependency.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Change – The Transformative Power of Citizen Science : Proceedings ECSA-ÖCSK Double Conference 2024 |
Editors | Katrin Vohland, Daniel Dörler, Florian Heigl, Maria Aristeidou, Eglė Butkevičienė, Claudia Göbel, Mordechai (Muki) Haklay, Olivia Höhener, Barbara Kieslinger, Andrzej Klimczuk, Gitte Kragh, Moritz Müller, Frank Ostermann, Jaume Piera, Baiba Prūse, Gaston Remmers, Sven Schade, Susanne Tönsmann, Jakub Trojan, Kathryn Willis |
Number of pages | 6 |
Place of Publication | Sofia |
Publisher | Pensoft Publishers |
Publication date | 2024 |
Pages | 223-227 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9786192481346 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2024 |
Event | 5th European Citizen Science Conference 2024 - BOKU University and the Natural History Museum Vienna, Vienna, Austria Duration: 3 Apr 2024 → 6 Apr 2024 Conference number: 5 https://2024.ecsa.ngo/ |
Conference
Conference | 5th European Citizen Science Conference 2024 |
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Number | 5 |
Location | BOKU University and the Natural History Museum Vienna |
Country/Territory | Austria |
City | Vienna |
Period | 03/04/2024 → 06/04/2024 |
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Series | ARPHA proceedings |
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Volume | 6 |
ISSN | 2683-0183 |
Keywords
- Citizen science
- Policy
- Practice
- Upscaling
- Scalability
- Sustainability
- Open science