Citizen as Sensors' Commitment in Urban Public Action: Case Study on Urban Air Pollution

Gwendoline l'Her, Myriam Servières and Daniel Siret
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Gwendoline l'Her: UMR Ambiances Architectures Urbanités CNRS/ENSAN/ECN, Nantes, France
Myriam Servières: UMR Ambiances Architectures Urbanités CNRS/ENSAN/ECN, Nantes, France
Daniel Siret: UMR Ambiances Architectures Urbanités CNRS/ENSAN/ECN, Nantes, France

International Journal of E-Planning Research (IJEPR), 2019, vol. 8, issue 4, 42-59

Abstract: Based on a case study in Rennes, the article presents how a group of urban public actors re-uses methods and technology from citizen sciences to raise the urban air quality issue in the public debate. The project gives a group of inhabitants the opportunity to follow air quality training and proceed PM2.5µm measurements. The authors question the impact of the ongoing hybridisation between citizen science and urban public action on participants' commitment. The authors present how the use of PM2.5-sensors during 11 weeks led to a disengagement phenomenon, even if the authors observe a strong participation to workshops. These results come from an interdisciplinary methodology using observations, interviews, and data analyses.

Date: 2019
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