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Distributed Network for Odour Sensing, Empowerment and Sustainability

Project description

Smart mapping tool for crowdsourcing odour pollution

Odour pollution is an indicator of environmental issues, marks second in the list of European citizens' complaints and is associated with health problems. However, data and statistics are scarce and environmental regulations do not take it into consideration. The EU-funded D-NOSES project will co-design citizen science interventions, where citizens will use mapping tools to crowdsource odours and co-create ad hoc solutions with civil society organisations, NGOs, local public authorities, industry and academia to empower citizens to become drivers of change. The resulting DIY Guidelines for project replicability, Scientific Guidelines for policymaking and The Green Paper on Odour Pollution will facilitate the inclusion of odour pollution in the policy agenda. The 'Strategic Roadmap on Odour Pollution' will pave the way for bottom-up, multi-level sustainable governance.

Objective

Odour pollution is the second reason for citizens’ complaints after noise, across Europe. Frequent exposure to odour is associated with headache, stress and respiratory problems. Odour nuisance is an indicator of larger environmental issues, such as poor waste management or polluted water. Yet, odour pollution has repeatedly been ignored in environmental regulations leaving citizens defenceless. Due to the lack of regulation, situated technical studies are rarely conducted and data and statistics on odour pollution are scarce or difficult to access. D-NOSES aims to provide a solution to this largely neglected problem by reversing the way in which odour pollution is commonly tackled. Our approach is to empower citizens with RRI, citizen science and co-creation tools to become drivers of change. D-NOSES promotes a quadruple helix model that will be applied at local, national and global levels. Through the International Odour Observatory, we will guarantee access to information in odour pollution. We will co-design citizen science interventions across 7 European and 3 non-European countries, where citizens will use innovative mapping tools to crowdsource odour issues and co-create ad-hoc solutions with CSOs, NGOs, local public authorities, odour emitting industries and academia. Advocacy actions, together with project results, such as DIY Guidelines for project replicability, scientific guidelines for policy making and The Green Paper on Odour Pollution, will be used as policy tools with the ultimate aim of introducing odour pollution in the policy agenda. A ‘Strategic Roadmap on Odour Pollution’ will pave the way for bottom-up, multi-level governance for increased sustainability in the medium to long term. To address D-NOSES aims we have assembled a world-class partnership combining experts in RRI, citizen science and co-creation, International Associations, odour scientists, including universities and SMEs, local administration and public bodies from 9 countries.

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  • H2020-EU.5.f. - Develop the governance for the advancement of responsible research and innovation by all stakeholders, which is sensitive to society needs and demands and promote an ethics framework for research and innovation MAIN PROGRAMME
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(opens in new window) H2020-SwafS-2016-17

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€ 659 246,88
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CALLE MARIANO ESQUILLOR SN CAMPUS RIO EBRO EDIFICIO I+D BLOQUE 2 PLANTA 2
50018 Zaragoza
Spain

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Noreste Aragón Zaragoza
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€ 659 246,88

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