Variations in the Motivations of Environmental Citizen Scientists

Understanding motivations is important because appealing to and fulfilling motivations helps citizen science projects recruit and retain participants. We summarise the literature around motivations, drawing on key theories from volunteering more broadly and building on this with additional motivatio...

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Main Authors: Sarah West, Alison Dyke, Rachel Pateman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ubiquity Press 2021-05-01
Series:Citizen Science: Theory and Practice
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Online Access:https://theoryandpractice.citizenscienceassociation.org/articles/370