Harnessing Citizen Science to Support Nature-Based Flood Management: A Case Study of Photo Post Engagement in the Limb Brook Catchment, Sheffield, UK
Melissa M Lacey, Cedric Andreasen, Jackie Lowe, John McGlinchey, Patrick Sheard, Claire Bithell, Samuel Lilleker, Martin Reed, Roger Nowell, Rachel Schwartz-Narbonne, Rebecca Sharpe · 2026
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Description
Melissa M Lacey and co-authors test citizen science for flood work in a 2026 paper from Sheffield, England. Natural flood defenses, such as leaky dams and holding ponds, are spreading, but checking how they perform takes staff time that agencies lack. The team set fifteen fixed photo posts around the Limb Brook catchment and invited the public to submit photos.
Over 26 months, more than 4,500 photos arrived. Engagement started high and varied by site, and photos could flag a failed structure in near real time. The case shows both the promise and the upkeep such public monitoring needs to stay useful.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Melissa M Lacey, Cedric Andreasen, Jackie Lowe, John McGlinchey, Patrick Sheard, Claire Bithell, Samuel Lilleker, Martin Reed, Roger Nowell, Rachel Schwartz-Narbonne, Rebecca Sharpe |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 45 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |