Using geotagged crowdsourced data to assess the diverse socio-cultural values of conservation areas: England as a case study
Humanity benefits immensely from nature, including through cultural ecosystem services. Geotagged crowdsourced data provide an opportunity to characterize these services at large scales. Flickr data, for example, have been widely used as an indicator of recreational value, while Wikipedia data are i...
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| author | Merry Crowson Nick J. B. Isaac Andrew J. Wade Ken Norris Robin Freeman Nathalie Pettorelli |
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| description | Humanity benefits immensely from nature, including through cultural ecosystem services. Geotagged crowdsourced data provide an opportunity to characterize these services at large scales. Flickr data, for example, have been widely used as an indicator of recreational value, while Wikipedia data are increasingly being used as a measure of public interest, potentially capturing often overlooked and less-tangible aspects of socio-cultural values (such as educational, inspirational, and spiritual values). So far, few studies have explored how various geotagged crowdsourced data complement each other, or how correlated these may be, particularly at national scales. To address this knowledge gap, we compare Flickr and Wikipedia datasets in their ability to help characterize the sociocultural value of designated areas in England and assess how this value relates to species richness.
Our results show that there was at least one Flickr photo in 35% of all designated areas in England, and at least one Wikipedia page in 60% of them. The Wikipedia and Flickr data were shown not to be independent of each other and were significantly correlated. Species richness was positively and significantly associated with the presence of at least one geotagged Wikipedia page; more biodiverse designated areas, however, were not any more likely to have at least one Flickr photo within them. Our results highlight the potential for new, emerging datasets to capture and communicate the socio-cultural value of nature, building on the strengths of more established crowdsourced data. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-09f708052363440cb11d4da0f15760dd2023-12-29T16:59:58ZengResilience AllianceEcology and Society1708-30872023-12-012842810.5751/ES-14330-28042814330Using geotagged crowdsourced data to assess the diverse socio-cultural values of conservation areas: England as a case studyMerry Crowson0Nick J. B. Isaac1Andrew J. Wade2Ken Norris3Robin Freeman4Nathalie Pettorelli5Department of Geography and Environmental Science, University of ReadingUK Centre for Ecology & HydrologyDepartment of Geography and Environmental Science, University of ReadingNatural History Museum, LondonInstitute of Zoology, Zoological Society of LondonInstitute of Zoology, Zoological Society of LondonHumanity benefits immensely from nature, including through cultural ecosystem services. Geotagged crowdsourced data provide an opportunity to characterize these services at large scales. Flickr data, for example, have been widely used as an indicator of recreational value, while Wikipedia data are increasingly being used as a measure of public interest, potentially capturing often overlooked and less-tangible aspects of socio-cultural values (such as educational, inspirational, and spiritual values). So far, few studies have explored how various geotagged crowdsourced data complement each other, or how correlated these may be, particularly at national scales. To address this knowledge gap, we compare Flickr and Wikipedia datasets in their ability to help characterize the sociocultural value of designated areas in England and assess how this value relates to species richness. Our results show that there was at least one Flickr photo in 35% of all designated areas in England, and at least one Wikipedia page in 60% of them. The Wikipedia and Flickr data were shown not to be independent of each other and were significantly correlated. Species richness was positively and significantly associated with the presence of at least one geotagged Wikipedia page; more biodiverse designated areas, however, were not any more likely to have at least one Flickr photo within them. Our results highlight the potential for new, emerging datasets to capture and communicate the socio-cultural value of nature, building on the strengths of more established crowdsourced data.https://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol28/iss4/art28big databiodiversitycultural ecosystem servicesgeotagged datanatural capitalvalue |
| spellingShingle | Merry Crowson Nick J. B. Isaac Andrew J. Wade Ken Norris Robin Freeman Nathalie Pettorelli Using geotagged crowdsourced data to assess the diverse socio-cultural values of conservation areas: England as a case study Ecology and Society big data biodiversity cultural ecosystem services geotagged data natural capital value |
| title | Using geotagged crowdsourced data to assess the diverse socio-cultural values of conservation areas: England as a case study |
| title_full | Using geotagged crowdsourced data to assess the diverse socio-cultural values of conservation areas: England as a case study |
| title_fullStr | Using geotagged crowdsourced data to assess the diverse socio-cultural values of conservation areas: England as a case study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Using geotagged crowdsourced data to assess the diverse socio-cultural values of conservation areas: England as a case study |
| title_short | Using geotagged crowdsourced data to assess the diverse socio-cultural values of conservation areas: England as a case study |
| title_sort | using geotagged crowdsourced data to assess the diverse socio cultural values of conservation areas england as a case study |
| topic | big data biodiversity cultural ecosystem services geotagged data natural capital value |
| url | https://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol28/iss4/art28 |
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