BACKGROUND AND AIM: Citizen science, the active involvement of the public in scientific research, is regarded as an approach that builds community capacity and bridges the gap between evidence and uptake. With the climate crisis placing unprecedented pressure on our housing infrastructure, citizen science presents an avenue for generating housing solutions that protect occupants in the face of intensifying environmental hazards. This systematic scoping review will bring together published protocols and substantive findings from studies that use citizen science approaches to gather data, synthesise evidence and/or generate solutions to climate-sensitive housing risk factors that impact health. METHOD: Our review follows Arksey and O’Malley’s framework for conducting a scoping review, in tandem with recommendations provided by Levac and colleagues. We will systematically search five electronic databases (Scopus, Web of Science, Medline, CABI Global Health, Embase) from inception onwards, conduct forwards and backwards snowballing and examine reference lists of published reviews. Title and abstract and full-text screening, along with data charting, will be performed independently by two reviewers. Critical appraisal of included studies will be completed using the Citizen Science Appraisal Tool. RESULTS: Results will report on the number of published studies and their characteristics, including study location and citizen scientists’ demographics. Key information from the selected studies will be narratively synthesised, describing their research methodologies (e.g. citizen scientist recruitment procedures, data collection practices), techniques for ensuring data quality and insights generated (e.g. evidence, outcomes and/or impacts). CONCLUSIONS: This review will compile research from across different fields, reflecting the inherently multidisciplinary nature of housing. In doing so, its findings aim to enrich our understanding of how citizen science can be leveraged in future efforts to address climate-sensitive housing risk factors.
