Citizen science and social innovation as citizen empowerment tools to address urban health challenges: The case of the urban health citizen laboratory in Barcelona, Spain

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• dc.contributor.author Santos Tapia, Celia
• dc.contributor.author Verderau, Matias
• dc.contributor.author Borràs i Aguadé, Sílvia
• dc.contributor.author Flórez Santasusana, Marta
• dc.contributor.author Flórez, Francisco
• dc.contributor.author Morales, Juan José
• dc.contributor.author Molí, Pere
• dc.contributor.author Borràs, Andrea
• dc.contributor.author Cirach, Marta
• dc.contributor.author Ubalde López, Mònica, 1972-
• dc.date.accessioned 2024-07-02T06:22:40Z
• dc.date.available 2024-07-02T06:22:40Z
• dc.date.issued 2024
• dc.description.abstract Urban health faces significant challenges due to the rapid growth of cities and the concentration of population in urban settings that have a strong impact on people's health. The approach to characterize and address these challenges requires increased societal involvement and interdisciplinary solutions to ensure their effectiveness and democratic nature. With this purpose, it is necessary to explore methodologies for citizen participation that foster a critical understanding of the environment and promote their active role in generating scientific knowledge and change. This article describes the creation of a collaborative space for experimentation and learning that, through the intersection of citizen science and social innovation, aims to engage citizens in the research and diagnosis of their local environment, as well as in the design and implementation of local solutions, while raising awareness about the main challenges to urban health. Through a collaborative and participatory framework, the community identified relevant challenges to urban health they wanted to investigate, co-designed and developed the methodology for data collection and analysis, and ultimately, they devised, designed, and implemented innovative solutions based on the scientific evidence obtained. The framework and results of this project hold potential interest for the scientific community, facilities, institutions, and society by offering an innovative and participatory approach to addressing the present and future urban health challenges.
• dc.description.sponsorship We also acknowledge support from the grant CEX2018-000806-S funded by MCIN/AEI/ 10.13039/501100011033, and support from the Generalitat de Catalunya through the CERCA Program.
• dc.format.mimetype application/pdf
• dc.identifier.citation Santos-Tapia C, Verderau M, Borràs S, Flórez-Santasusana M, Flórez F, Morales JJ, et al. Citizen science and social innovation as citizen empowerment tools to address urban health challenges: The case of the urban health citizen laboratory in Barcelona, Spain. PLoS One. 2024 Mar 13;19(3):e0298749. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0298749
• dc.identifier.doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0298749
• dc.identifier.issn 1932-6203
• dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10230/60633
• dc.language.iso eng
• dc.publisher Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• dc.relation.ispartof PLoS One. 2024 Mar 13;19(3):e0298749
• dc.relation.projectID info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/2PE/CEX2018-000806-S
• dc.rights © 2024 Santos-Tapia et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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• dc.rights.uri http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• dc.subject.keyword Neighborhoods
• dc.subject.keyword Cities
• dc.subject.keyword Air quality
• dc.subject.keyword Prototypes
• dc.subject.keyword Research design
• dc.subject.keyword Air pollution
• dc.subject.keyword Urban environments
• dc.subject.keyword Surveys
• dc.title Citizen science and social innovation as citizen empowerment tools to address urban health challenges: The case of the urban health citizen laboratory in Barcelona, Spain
• dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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