Ubiquitous Sustainability: Citizen Science & Activism (Workshop)
(2008) Ubiquitous Sustainability: Citizen Science & Activism (Workshop). In Proceedings Tenth International Conference on Ubiquitous Computing (UbiComp), Seoul, South Korea.
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Abstract
In this workshop we propose to explore new approaches to bring about real environmental change by looking at the success of empowering technologies that enable grassroots activism and bottom up community participation. Ubiquitous computing is transforming from being mostly about professional communication and social interaction to a sensor rich personal measurement platform that can empower individuals and groups to gain an awareness of their surroundings, engage in grassroots activism to promote environmental change, and enable a new social paradigm – citizen science. This workshop brings together fresh ideas and approaches to help elevate individuals to have a powerful voice in society, to act as citizen scientists, and collectively learn and lobby for change worldwide.
| Item Type: | Conference Paper |
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| Status: | Published |
| Keywords: | sustainability; environmental monitoring; citizen science; sensor networks; slogs; climate change; urban informatics |
| Subjects: | 280000 Information, Computing and Communication Sciences > 280100 Information Systems > 280104 Computer-Human Interaction |
| ID Code: | 14130 |
| Deposited By: | Foth, Marcus |
| Deposited On: | 23 July 2008 |
| Alternative Locations: | http://www.urban-atmospheres.net/Ubicomp2008/, http://ubicomp.org/ubicomp2008/ |
| Copyright Owner: | Copyright 2008 Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Press |
| Copyright Statement: | Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. |
| Additional Information: | Accepted workshop proposal - The contents of this workshop can be freely accessed online via the workshop's web page (see hypertext link). |