SEPT 22 LECTURE

ENVS 4522

Uses in Environmental Monitoring

Community based environmental monitoring

Research translating to ACTIONABLE results

What is being monitored…

Regulation

Rivers and Streams

Benefits

Faster response and feedback from the public

Web based systems can provide instant familiarity with

the location of an area.

Users can participate on their own time.

Access 24/7

Deltas

Costly

Anonymity

Data ownership

Validity of Data

Is it truly participatory?

Levels of participation within CBEM

Contractual

Consultation

Collaborative

Collegiate