Validity and Reliability of Drainage Infrastructure Monitoring Data Obtained from Citizen Scientists

被引:8
作者
Oti, Isaac C. [1 ]
Gharaibeh, Nasir G. [1 ]
Hendricks, Marccus D. [2 ]
Meyer, Michelle A. [3 ]
Van Zandt, Shannon [4 ]
Masterson, Jaimie [4 ]
Horney, Jennifer A. [5 ]
Berke, Philip [4 ]
机构
[1] Texas A&M Univ, Zachry Dept Civil Engn, 3136 TAMU, College Stn, TX 77843 USA
[2] Univ Maryland, Urban Studies & Planning Program, 3835 Campus Dr, College Pk, MD 20742 USA
[3] Louisiana State Univ, Dept Sociol, 126 Stubbs Hall, Baton Rouge, LA 70803 USA
[4] Texas A&M Univ, Dept Landscape Architecture & Urban Planning, 3137 TAMU, College Stn, TX 77843 USA
[5] Texas A&M Univ, Sch Publ Hlth, 1266 TAMU, College Stn, TX 77843 USA
关键词
Community infrastructure; Citizen science; Data reliability; Data validity; Stormwater infrastructure; Infrastructure monitoring; Participatory research; Community engagement; DATA QUALITY; SCIENCE; TOOL;
D O I
10.1061/(ASCE)IS.1943-555X.0000495
中图分类号
TU [建筑科学];
学科分类号
0813 ;
摘要
Data on the quality of small-scale infrastructure assets at the neighborhood level tend to be scarce, delayed, or even nonexistent, limiting the ability of local communities to better manage assets, identify risks, and improve performance. Participatory methods, common in ecology and environmental science, provide an opportunity for producing these fine data. However, very little is known about the validity and reliability of infrastructure data collected by volunteer members of the public. In this paper, we examine the validity and reliability of local drainage infrastructure monitoring data obtained from citizen scientists. The volunteer citizen scientists were high school students collecting data about the condition of stormwater infrastructure in their local community. The study took place in an environmental justice neighborhood in Houston with a long history of flooding and exposure to environmental hazards. The results suggest that with adequate planning, training, and organized community engagement efforts, the validity and reliability of data collected by citizen scientists can be comparable to physical measurements and data obtained from trained inspectors.
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