Ballerini Laura, Bergh Sylvia I
Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Sustain Sci. 2021;16(6):1945-1962. doi: 10.1007/s11625-021-01001-1. Epub 2021 Jul 23.
Official data are not sufficient for monitoring the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): they do not reach remote locations or marginalized populations and can be manipulated by governments. Citizen science data (CSD), defined as data that citizens voluntarily gather by employing a wide range of technologies and methodologies, could help to tackle these problems and ultimately improve SDG monitoring. However, the link between CSD and the SDGs is still understudied. This article aims to develop an empirical understanding of the CSD-SDG link by focusing on the perspective of projects which employ CSD. Specifically, the article presents primary and secondary qualitative data collected on 30 of these projects and an explorative comparative case study analysis. It finds that projects which use CSD recognize that the SDGs can provide a valuable framework and legitimacy, as well as attract funding, visibility, and partnerships. But, at the same time, the article reveals that these projects also encounter several barriers with respect to the SDGs: a widespread lack of knowledge of the goals, combined with frustration and political resistance towards the UN, may deter these projects from contributing their data to the SDG monitoring apparatus.
The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s11625-021-01001-1.
官方数据不足以监测联合国可持续发展目标（SDG）：这些数据无法覆盖偏远地区或边缘化人群，而且可能会被政府操纵。公民科学数据（CSD）被定义为公民通过运用广泛的技术和方法自愿收集的数据，它有助于解决这些问题，并最终改善对可持续发展目标的监测。然而，公民科学数据与可持续发展目标之间的联系仍未得到充分研究。本文旨在通过关注采用公民科学数据的项目的视角，对公民科学数据与可持续发展目标之间的联系形成实证性理解。具体而言，本文呈现了从其中30个项目收集的一手和二手定性数据，以及一项探索性比较案例研究分析。研究发现，使用公民科学数据的项目认识到可持续发展目标能够提供一个有价值的框架和合法性，还能吸引资金、提高知名度并促成合作关系。但与此同时，本文揭示这些项目在可持续发展目标方面也遇到了一些障碍：对这些目标普遍缺乏了解，再加上对联合国的挫败感和政治抵制，可能会阻碍这些项目将其数据提供给可持续发展目标监测机构。
网络版包含可在10.1007/s11625-021-01001-1获取的补充材料。
