Piloting a citizen science approach to auditing rural walkability in Tasmania
Citizen science was a feasible and acceptable approach for auditing rural walkability, generating a rich and deep understanding of how the built environment impacts walking. Citizen science allows researchers, policy makers and community members to work together to generate data and establish priorities. SO WHAT?: Citizen science has the potential to support the involvement of members of the public in research and decision-making in health promotion. Researchers need to adopt strategies to ensure diversity among citizen scientists as well as consider the support needs of citizen scientists when adopting this approach.
Authors
- Kate Garvey
- Yvonne Laird (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9447-3439)
- Oliver Stanesby (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5996-5881)
- Samantha Rowbotham (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2242-6921)
- Leah Marks (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8037-9812)
- Kim Jose (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9346-6429)
- Verity J Cleland (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8358-3237)
Institutions
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- University of Tasmania (AU)
- Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute (AU)
- Curtin University (AU)
- Government of Western Australia Department of Health (AU)
- Menzies School of Health Research (AU)
- Sax Institute (AU)
- The Australian Prevention Partnership Centre (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Health Promotion Journal of Australia
- Published
- 2024-12-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/hpja.936
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Urban Transport and Accessibility
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.05
Funders
- Tasmanian Department of Health
- National Health and Medical Research Council