On the Management of Nature-Based Solutions in Open-Air Laboratories: New Insights and Future Perspectives by Glauco Gallotti, Marco Antonio Santo, Ilektra Apostolidou, Jacopo Alessandri, Alberto Armigliato, Bidroha Basu, Sisay Debele, Alessio Domeneghetti, Alejandro Gonzalez-Ollauri, Prashant Kumar, Angeliki Mentzafou, Francesco Pilla, Beatrice Pulvirenti, Paolo Ruggieri, Jeetendra Sahani, Aura Salmivaara, Arunima Sarkar Basu, Christos Spyrou, Nadia Pinardi, Elena Toth, Silvia Unguendoli, Umesh Pranavam Ayyappan Pillai, Andrea Valentini, George Varlas, Giorgia Verri, Filippo Zaniboni, Silvana Di Sabatino

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How Effective Are Citizen Scientists at Contributing to Government Tree Health Public Engagement and Surveillance Needs—An Analysis of the UK Open Air Laboratories (OPAL) Survey Model by David D. Slawson, Andy J. Moffat

“…In the early 2010s government staff resources to monitor, identify and eradicate these pathogens were limited, so we tested the efficacy of “citizen scientists” to support these needs. The Open Air Laboratories (OPAL) is a successful citizen science programme launched in 2007, which at that time of launch involved over 650 thousand people in a range of environmental surveys. …”
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Reducing hydro-meteorological risks through nature-based solutions: A comprehensive review of enabling policy frameworks in the European Union by Zahra Amirzada, Irina Pavlova, Marguerite de Chaisemartin, Riley Denoon, Milan Kalas, Saša Vranić, Joy Ommer, Tommaso Sabbatini, Prashant Kumar, Sisay Debele, Laura Sandra Leo, Silvana Di Sabatino

“…Based on a policy screening of 88 NBS projects in Europe and an in-depth analysis of the NBS permitting paths across seven Open-Air Laboratories in European countries, we examine the linkages between European and national legislation and policies. …”
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An STS Perspective on Pandemic by Assunta Viteritti

“…In this reflection I envision three issues which seem to me of particular importance: (1) the “social” as a result of sociomaterial associations; 2) science as an open-air laboratory; 3) the new forms of alliances between science and politics. …”
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Parité et disparité : sphère publique et sphère privée de la parole by Jean Le Dû, Yves Le Berre

“…The authors of this paper explain why they decided to organise this conference: to confront the theories they have developed while studying the Breton language and its speakers, their open-air laboratory, with the criticism of researchers interested in linguistic matters. …”
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Experimental archaeology and the study of early medieval farming by Hamerow, H, Kropp, C, Bogaard, A

“…A group of archaeologists and archaeological scientists, in a collaboration with the Lauresham Open Air Laboratory for Experimental Archaeology in Lorsch, Germany, are conducting a series of farming experiments to establish what was, and was not, possible using replicas of tools and technologies used in the past. …”

Enhancing the Mechanical Properties of Polymer-Stabilized Rammed Earth Construction by Salih Kocak, Aneurin Grant

“…Following the curing process in an unconfined open-air laboratory environment for 7 days, soil samples were tested to determine the unconfined compressive strength (UCS) and California bearing ratio (CBR) values. …”
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Toxic Algal Bloom Recurrence in the Era of Global Change: Lessons from the Chilean Patagonian Fjords by Patricio A. Díaz, Rosa I. Figueroa

“…The Chilean Patagonian fjords provide an “open-air laboratory” for the study of climate change, including its impact on the blooms of several toxic microalgal species, which, in recent years, have undergone increases in their geographical range as well as their virulence and recurrence (the species <i>Alexandrium catenella</i>, <i>Pseudochattonella verruculosa</i>, and <i>Heterosigma akashiwo</i>, and others of the genera <i>Dinophysis</i> and <i>Pseudo-nitzschia</i>). …”
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High-Frequency Stable-Isotope Measurements of Evapotranspiration Partitioning in a Maize Field by Patrick Hogan, Juraj Parajka, Markus Oismüller, Lee Heng, Peter Strauss, Günter Blöschl

“…In this study, the concentration and isotopic ratios for oxygen-18 (¹⁸O) of water vapor in the ecosystem boundary layer of a growing maize field at the Hydrological Open Air Laboratory (HOAL) catchment in Austria were measured using a high-frequency field-sampling device. …”
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A statistical approach for the assessment of the saturated hydraulic conductivity applied to an Austrian region by A. Flammini, R. Morbidelli, C. Corradini, J. Dari, C. Saltalippi, A. Goyal, R.S. Govindaraju

“…Study region: This study refers to the Hydrological Open Air Laboratory (HOAL) watershed, located in South-West Austria. …”
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In situ measurement and sampling of acidic alteration products at Río Tinto in support of the scientific activity of the Ma_MISS instrument by Marco Ferrari, Simone De Angelis, Alessandro Frigeri, Enrico Bruschini, Felipe Gómez, Maria Cristina De Sanctis

“…This geologically/biologically well-documented site with its rock/water/biology interaction represents an ideal open-air laboratory where to collect spectral data and samples useful for testing space instruments. …”
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Agricultural intensification vs. climate change: what drives long-term changes in sediment load? by S. Wang, S. Wang, S. Wang, B. Szeles, B. Szeles, C. Krammer, E. Schmaltz, K. Song, Y. Li, Z. Zhang, G. Blöschl, G. Blöschl, P. Strauss

“…We present the results of a unique data set consisting of measurements of sediment loads from a 60 ha catchment – the Hydrological Open Air Laboratory (HOAL) – in Petzenkirchen, Austria, which was observed periodically over a time period spanning 72 years. …”
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