Citizen Science i Abisko : Hur ser förutsättningarna ut inom forskning i nordliga ekosystem?

• Main Author: Viippola, Lotta
• Format: Bachelor Thesis
• Language: Swedish
• Published: Umeå universitet, Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap 2015
• Subjects: arctic ecosystems; Citizen Science; Citizen Science models; Community Science; nature guiding; arktiska ekosystem; medborgarforskning; frivilligbaserad forskning; naturguidning; Climate Research; Klimatforskning; Social and Economic Geography; Social och ekonomisk geografi; Abisko; Arctic; Arktis*; Climate change; Northern Sweden
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-106592

In this paper I examine the possibilities for researchers in the field of climate change in the arctic ecosystems to collaborate with people of the common public for monitoring or to answer scientific questions, sometimes called Citizen Science. I have done this by focusing on the research community of Abisko, northern Sweden. I present a number of examples of possible projects that I have collected through literature, interviews and field work with researchers. Furthermore, I argue that Citizen Science projects might be a tool for nature guides in reaching adventurous visitors searching for more understanding of climate change, ecosystems, and who also want to contribute to real science. However, Citizen Science can also be a part of the democratization of a community when local people get engaged. Thus different aspects of Citizen Science are suitable for different target groups.