Citizen science for freshwater monitoring: motivations, purpose and impact

Chivers, Charlotte-Anne ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5171-2484, Daykin, Anne ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9656-856X, Barkley, Lucy ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1787-8998 and Short, Christopher J ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0429-1143 (2025) Citizen science for freshwater monitoring: motivations, purpose and impact. Technical Report. CaSTCo.

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Abstract

This report examines the role of citizen-led science in monitoring water and, to a lesser extent, soil. Drawing on interviews with citizens, scientists, and stakeholders, as well as two CaSTCo case studies and wider literature, it uses the lens of self-determination theory to examine why people get involved, how citizen science is perceived, the barriers it faces, and what it could look like in the future.

Item Type:	Monograph (Technical Report)
Subjects:	G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GE Environmental Sciences
Divisions:	Schools and Research Institutes > Countryside and Community Research Institute
Depositing User:	Rhiannon Goodland
Date Deposited:	18 Sep 2025 09:20
Last Modified:	24 Sep 2025 04:15
URI:	https://eprints.glos.ac.uk/id/eprint/15322

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