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Brimble, Rhian (2024) Embedding Citizen Science within Landscape-Scale Nature-Based Recovery Initiatives. Masters thesis, University of Gloucestershire. doi:10.46289/FCXW5482
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Abstract
This project investigates the development of a community science-based, local nature recovery research project, that forms part of a larger land use change project, based on farmland surrounding the village of Sapperton in Gloucestershire. It follows the setup and initial surveying of farmland hedgerows by community scientists, across a one-hundred-and-fifty-hectare site. The aim is to investigate community scientists actively producing quality data to support nature at the site, and to understand better the impact of participating in community science. This will be achieved by exploring current research ideas and perspectives, relevant to wider environmental science and societal debate. This is investigated through empirical work including semi-structured questionnaires and interviews, observations in the field, and a desk-based study of existing literature on the subject area. By exploring the impact of engagement in community science on the participant, the project will address a gap in existing research and provide useful insight into participant motivations and wider environmental behaviour. Investigating these important aspects of community science broadens our understanding of the complexities, barriers, and benefits of co-designing local nature recovery projects with local communities. There are several approaches that are well suited to support long-term community science nature recovery projects, including continuous learning and training for 4 community scientists, and meaningful communication and engagement between stakeholders, which the co-design process can support. The research addresses the challenges in measuring social as well as environmental outcomes but equally recognises the potential added value it can bring for impactful community science nature-based recovery if carried out as an integral part of the co-design process. There is scope to continue to build on the hedgerow project over time, as part of cyclical surveying of the hedgerows at the site, using the methodology and findings of this research as a framework and baseline. This will support a stronger evidence base on which to base land management decisions, provide further insight into community scientists and promoting positive change at a local level.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) | |||||||||
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Community science; Community scientists; Nature-based recovery; Citizen science | |||||||||
| Subjects: | G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GE Environmental Sciences Q Science > Q Science (General) |
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| Divisions: | Schools and Research Institutes > School of Education and Science | |||||||||
| Depositing User: | Anna Kerr | |||||||||
| Date Deposited: | 18 Jun 2025 15:44 | |||||||||
| Last Modified: | 18 Jun 2025 15:44 | |||||||||
| URI: | https://eprints.glos.ac.uk/id/eprint/15127 |
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