Keep the flow: Citizen science as agonistic learning
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Date
2023
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Ubiquity Press
Abstract
This paper addresses the transformative and emancipatory potential of citizen science not
only concerning its role in groundwater management, but also regarding its contribution
to enhanced and sustainable well-being. Our work is in the Hout Catchment region of
the Limpopo province in South Africa where living conditions vary greatly, but all share
a vulnerable dependency on the dwindling availability of water. We propose that the
interaction between human water systems and its contextual social dimensions with
regard to diversity and historically shaped structures of power has had serious impacts
on the ability to tackle challenges of sustainable water management. In our project,
citizen scientists markedly expanded data collection and analysis at a fraction of the
cost of traditional scientific endeavours.
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Keywords
Citizen science, Groundwater, Art and science, South Africa, Water management
Citation
Goldin, J. et al. (2023). Keep the flow: Citizen science as agonistic learning. Citizen Science: Theory and Practice, 8(1), 5. http://doi.org/10.5334/cstp.515