Live Webcast: Muki Haklay on Environmental Information - the role of experts and the public

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Lea Shanley

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Apr 28, 2014, 10:00:37 PM4/28/14

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The Commons Lab of the Wilson Center will be live webcasting a presentation by Muki Haklay (who has worked with the OSM community) on Tuesday, April 29th at 10:00 - 11:30 AM EDT on the role of Citizen Science and crowd-mapping for environmental data/environmental policy.

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Watch live webcast during event here: http://bit.ly/1izheyQ

ABSTRACT

Access to environmental information and its use in environmental decision-making are central pillars of environmental democracy. Yet, not much attention is paid to the question of who is producing it, and for whom? By examining the history of environmental information, since passage of the National Environmental Policy Act in 1969, three eras can be identified: information produced by experts, for experts (1969-1992); information produced by experts to be shared by experts and the public (1992-2011); and information produced by experts and the public to be shared by experts and the public. At the same, there has been unprecedented change in information is accessed and shared.

Please join us for a discussion with Muki Haklay about how this information informs environmental decision-making, with special attention to the role of geographical information and citizen science. Haklay is a professor of Geographical Information Science at University College London and he co-directs the Extreme Citizen Science group. More information can be found here.

EVENT DETAILS

Date: April 29, 2014
Time: 10:00-11:30 am

5th Floor Conference Room
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
1300 Pennsylvania Ave NW
Washington, DC 20004

RSVP here: http://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/environmental-information-the-roles-experts-and-the-public
Directions to the Wilson Center: http://www.wilsoncenter.org/directions

The event will be live webcast, for which you do not need to RSVP. To watch during the event follow this link here: http://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/environmental-information-the-roles-experts-and-the-public

This event is co-hosted with the Environmental Change and Security Program at the Wilson Center.

Lea Shanley

Director, Commons Lab
Science and Technology Innovation Program
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Work Email: Lea.S...@wilsoncenter.org