Adoption of Responsible Research and Innovation in Citizen Observatories
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Background
2.1. Responsible Research and Innovation
2.2. Study Rationale
3. Methodology
3.1. Eligibility Criteria
3.2. Search Strategy
3.3. Selection of Sources of Evidence
3.4. Synthesis of Results
3.5. Study Selection
3.6. Limitations
4. Results
4.1. Open Access
4.2. Public Engagement
4.3. Science Education
4.4. Gender
4.5. Ethics
5. Discussion
5.1. Open Access
5.2. Public Participation
5.3. Science Education
5.4. Gender
5.5. Ethics
5.6. Governance
6. Future Work
7. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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O’Grady, M.; Mangina, E. Adoption of Responsible Research and Innovation in Citizen Observatories. Sustainability 2022, 14, 7379. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14127379
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Chicago/Turabian StyleO’Grady, Michael, and Eleni Mangina. 2022. "Adoption of Responsible Research and Innovation in Citizen Observatories" Sustainability 14, no. 12: 7379. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14127379