Citizen science: involving citizens in research projects and urban planning

Keywords: Citizen science, Research projects, Urban planning, Urban areas, Citizen engagement

Abstract

Starting from the relationship between urban planning and mobility management, TeMA has gradually expanded the view of the covered topics, always following a rigorous scientific in-depth analysis. This section of the Journal, Review Notes, is the expression of a continuous updating of emerging topics concerning relationships among urban planning, mobility and environment, through a collection of short scientific papers. The Review Notes are made of four parts. Each section examines a specific aspect of the broader information storage within the main interests of TeMA Journal. In particular, the Economy, business and land use section aims at presenting recent advancements on relevant topics that underlie socio-economic relationships between firms and territories. The present note tackles the issue of citizen science, a new data collection methodology for research project that generates sustainability benefits, and that is recently finding applications in urban context to solve social and environmental issues while providing useful information that can be also used to develop urban plans.

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Author Biographies

Stefano Franco, Department of Business and Management LUISS Guido Carli University, Rome

PhD in Management from LUISS Guido Carli University in Rome. He has been visiting researcher at Rey Juan Carlos University, Madrid. His main research interests are in the areas of sustainability and entrepreneurship. His papers have appeared in international refereed journals, among others IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, International Journal of Hospitality Management, Journal of Cleaner Production

Francesco Cappa, Department of Engineering, Campus Bio-Medico University, Rome

He is Assistant Professor of Innovation at the Campus Bio-medico University (Rome, Italy) and Adjunct Professor at Luiss Guido Carli University (Rome, Italy). He has been a visiting researcher at the New York University Tandon School of Engineering (New York, USA) and Pace University Seidenberg School of Computer Science (New York, USA). His main research interests are in the areas of innovation and sustainability. His papers have appeared in prestigious international refereed journal as Research Policy, Journal of Product Innovation Management, Small Business Economics, Strategic Organization, IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, Business Horizons, Journal of Environmental Management, Computers in Human Behavior, Information Technology for Development, Quarterly Review of Economics and Management, and Digital Business.

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Published
2021-04-30
How to Cite
FrancoS., & CappaF. (2021). Citizen science: involving citizens in research projects and urban planning. TeMA - Journal of Land Use, Mobility and Environment, 14(1), 114-118. https://doi.org/10.6092/1970-9870/7892