Community-based participatory research for the study of air pollution: a review of motivations, approaches, and outcomes

Adwoa Commodore, Sacoby Wilson, Omar Muhammad, Erik Svendsen, John Pearce — Tue, 01 Aug 2017 18:00:31 +0000

Abstract: Neighborhood level air pollution represents a long-standing issue for many communities that, until recently, has been difficult to address due to the cost of equipment and lack of related expertise. Changes in available technology and subsequent increases in community-based participatory research (CBPR) have drastically improved the ability to address this issue. However, much still...

pollution; motivation; neighborhood level monitoring; community-based participatory research; urban; human health – Citizen Science Today

Community-based participatory research for the study of air pollution: a review of motivations, approaches, and outcomes