Space Science and Public Engagement 21st Century Perspectives and Opportunities

Space Science and Public Engagement21st Century Perspectives and Opportunities\nAuthor(s): Amy Paige Kaminski\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc, United States\nImprint: Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc\nISBN-13: 9780128173909, 978-0128173909\nSynopsis\nSpace Science and Public Engagement: 21st Century Perspectives and Opportunities 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, pol.