This open access book discusses how the involvement of citizens into scientific endeavors is expected to contribute to solve the big challenges of our time, suc

Citizen science, the active participation of the public in scientific research projects, is a rapidly expanding field in open science and open innovation. It pr

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We are all concerned by the environmental threats facing us today. Environmental issues are a major area of concern for policy makers, industrialists and public