Public Engagement with Space Science critically examines the many dimensions of public engagement with space science by exploring case studies that show a spectrum of public engagement formats, ranging from the space science community's efforts to communicate developments to the public, to citizenry attempting to engage with space science issues. It addresses why public engagement is important to space science experts, what approaches they take, how public engagement varies locally, nationally and internationally , and what roles non-experts have played in shaping space science. Space scientists, outreach specialists in various scientific disciplines, policymakers and citizens interested in space science will find great insights in this book that will help inform their future engagement strategies. Critically examines how expert organizations and the space science community have sought to bring space science to the publicExamines how the public has responded, and in some cases self-organized, to opportunities to contribute to space scienceOutlines future engagement interests and possibilities INDICE: 1. Space Imagery 2. The Thrill of Up-Close Space Exploration 3. Preparing the Next Generation of Space Explorers through Education Initiatives 4. Space Science Popularization and Popular Culture 5. Public Opinion 6. Celestial Events/2017 Great American Eclipse 7. CubeSats in Estonia 8. Stakeholder Engagement with SKA in South Africa 9. Science Museums and Planetariums 10. Citizen Science 11. Space Science Outreach in India 12. Religion 13. International Space Station Experiments
- ISBN: 978-0-12-817390-9
- Editorial: Elsevier
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 300
- Fecha Publicación: 01/10/2019
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés
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