Unequal Access to Cultural Ecosystem Services of Green Spaces in the City of Rome – a Spatial Social Media-Based Analysis DOI
Giulia Benati, Fulvia Calcagni, Federico Martellozzo

et al.

Published: Jan. 1, 2023

Access to urban green spaces (UGS) can provide multiple cultural ecosystem services (CES) that significantly enhance people’s wellbeing. However, the accessibility UGS is not evenly distributed, neither are CES which provide. Disadvantaged groups often face reduced and their associated CES. traditional methods assess provided by resource time consuming, making it difficult evaluate distributional equity at larger scales. To address this gap, we propose a novel methodology based on semantic analysis of georeferenced social media data from Twitter, allows us distribution in city Rome. Our results reveal disparities both quality across different areas city. While some have high UGS, provision limited, suggesting need for targeted intervention. Other lack sufficient access altogether, highlighting increased space development. identifies disadvantaged societal groups, providing valuable insights promoting more equitable benefits areas. By challenging focus availability, our approach highlights nuanced understanding spaces. This study has broader applicability beyond Rome, inform planning other contexts.

Language: Английский

Users’ experiences of park accessibility and attractiveness based on online review analytics DOI Creative Commons
Abdelbaseer A. Mohamed, Jakub Kronenberg

Scientific Reports, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 15(1)

Published: Feb. 4, 2025

Understanding public experiences of urban parks is crucial for their sustainable and effective management. While traditional surveys demand substantial resources, social media data present a cost-effective approach to capturing people's perceptions. This study utilizes Google reviews examine users' sentiments regarding Cairo's parks. Using topic modeling, we identified four key themes: quality maintenance, family activities, costs affordability, natural environment. Sentiment analysis revealed that 79.8% expressed positive sentiments, while 8.1% were negative. Statistical indicated that: (1) safety commercialization-related factors like food ticket prices significantly influence park accessibility; (2) attractiveness strongly associated with the park's cultural (e.g., aesthetic experiences, leisure entertainment opportunities) regulatory features cleanliness, quietness). An in-depth content validated these findings added nuanced interpretation. These demonstrated online can serve as valuable indicator accessibility attractiveness, thereby fostering more informed management decisions. However, also acknowledge limitations, such potential bias towards tech-savvy users lack detailed demographic information. Therefore, future research should combine qualitative methods capture broader socio-cultural dynamics influencing use.

Language: Английский

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Emerging technologies for assessing ecosystem services: A synthesis of opportunities and challenges DOI Creative Commons
Uta Schirpke, Andrea Ghermandi, Michael Sinclair

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Ecosystem Services, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 63, P. 101558 - 101558

Published: Sept. 4, 2023

Rapid technological development opens up new opportunities for assessing ecosystem services (ES), which may help to overcome current knowledge gaps and limitations in data availability. At the same time, emerging technologies, such as mobile devices, social media platforms, artificial intelligence, give rise a series of challenges limitations. This study provides comprehensive overview broad range technologies that are increasingly used collecting, analyzing, visualizing on ES, including Earth observation, science, modeling/simulation, immersive visualization, web-based tools. To identify challenges, we systematically reviewed literature ES last 10 years (2012–2022). We first describe state-of-the-art synthesizing their applicability, opportunities, Then, discuss open issues, future research needs, potential further applications research. Our findings indicate great increase thanks low costs, high availability, flexibility technologies. also find strong support decision-making, learning communication. However, related accuracy variables models, accessibility data, information well ethical concerns need be addressed by community assure an inclusive meaningful use suggest insights into achieved through better integration different future, e.g., stronger transdisciplinary collaboration advance broadening perspective developments other fields

Language: Английский

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Mining Social Media Data to Capture Urban Park Visitors’ Perception of Cultural Ecosystem Services and Landscape Factors DOI Open Access

Yaxin Chen,

Chuanchun Hong,

Yifan Yang

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Forests, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 15(1), P. 213 - 213

Published: Jan. 21, 2024

Urban parks not only enhance urban ecology but also play a crucial role in providing cultural ecosystem services (CESs) for the well-being of residents. Both artificial and natural landscape factors within contribute significantly to supply services. To explore public perceptions CESs, this study focused on 25 Hangzhou. Social media data uploaded by park visitors from 2018 2023 were collected establish corresponding CES indicator framework. Combining computer vision with text mining, we assessed preferences correlations between visitor-perceived CESs factors. The results indicated that majority perceive (80.00%) overall satisfaction higher than importance. Among them, aesthetic experiences recreation showed both high In shared social photos, arbors (19.01%), herbaceous flowers (8.99%), groves (8.22%) frequently presented as revealed close user gender, factors, perceived categories, females contributing more perception both. There internal spiritual services, experiences, showing most significant associations. Different impacted categories varying degrees, biological landscapes formed plant animal considered provide CESs. These findings are enhancing quality ecological biodiversity parks.

Language: Английский

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Unequal access to cultural ecosystem services of green spaces within the city of Rome – A spatial social media-based analysis DOI Creative Commons
Giulia Benati, Fulvia Calcagni, Federico Martellozzo

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Ecosystem Services, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 66, P. 101594 - 101594

Published: Jan. 23, 2024

This groundbreaking study sheds new light on the unequal distribution of cultural ecosystem services (CES) within Rome's urban green spaces (UGS). Employing a novel methodology, we assess UGS quality through georeferenced social media data from Twitter, evaluate cover UGS, and accessibility to these using network analysis in GIS environment. unique methodology allows us unveil marked disparities both provision CES. Unlike traditional approaches, our provides more nuanced understanding accessibility. Our findings reveal areas with high accessibility, yet limited CES provision. These insights are crucial for targeted planning interventions, advocating equitable benefits. research challenges space focus availability. Importantly, goes further by identifying specific disadvantaged areas, offering valuable promoting equity emphasizing importance Thereby, this foundation nuanced, equal, quality-driven approach planning.

Language: Английский

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Using co-creation to build knowledge on cultural ecosystem services – A tiered approach for enhanced regional economic development of Réunion Island DOI Creative Commons
Cathleen Cybèle,

Jarumi Kato-Huerta,

Miriam Montero-Hidalgo

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Ecosystem Services, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 68, P. 101638 - 101638

Published: June 1, 2024

Cultural Ecosystem Services (CES) are highly context-specific and inherently linked to local identity, which challenges their assessment. Participatory methods have proven capture the multiple values aspects of CES for communities. This paper presents an attempt understand different dimensions in Saint-Philippe municipality, Réunion Island, France. We applied a tiered, participatory approach that utilises knowledge co-creation processes over period 3 years. First, we co-created aim research brought together focus groups GIS mapping. In second step, used expert-based matrix assessment estimate supply capacities added social big data using InVEST modelling flows. Outputs these 1) mapping important landscape features, 2) ecosystem 3) modelled use CES. Results show 110 features municipal area, including historic sites, recreational areas, non-timber forest products such as pandanus leaves vanilla production. Based on land classes, landscapes emblematic or symbolic values, aesthetics activities were assessed. Ten experts contributed workshop format February 2023. Spatial information recreation patterns visitation mostly took place alongside coast along hiking trails, mainly corresponding with aesthetics. Accessibility sites close infrastructure was found be governing factor. The coastline, its rocky basaltic shores, appreciated. outcomes this value ES tourism regional economic activities. Bringing allows identifying contribution ecosystems informing policy decision-makers recommendations enhanced planning development.

Language: Английский

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Long-term Conservation Agriculture Influences Ecosystem Service in Maize- Wheat Cropping System in the North-Western Indo- Gangetic Plain DOI Creative Commons

Nandita Mandal,

Pragati Pramanik Maity, T. K. Das

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Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 101720 - 101720

Published: Feb. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Modelling the environmental implications of phytoremediation in urban settings: a review of the integration of Life Cycle Assessment and Ecosystem Services approaches DOI Creative Commons

Lidia Favaretto,

Benedetto Rugani,

Carlo Calfapietra

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Urban forestry & urban greening, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 128788 - 128788

Published: March 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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On conservation of world heritage Beijing-Hangzhou grand canal for enhancing cultural ecosystem services DOI Creative Commons
Yixin Zhang,

Zehui Jing,

Qiuyue Huang

et al.

Heritage Science, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 11(1)

Published: Dec. 19, 2023

Abstract The Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal carries unique social and cultural significance as a world heritage, but with the acceleration of global urbanization, it has potentially severe environmental risks under continuous anthropogenic disturbances. Therefore, to protect ecological values Canal, is necessary assess corresponding relationship water quality land use perception ecosystem services that focus on (CES). This study aims analyze response in describe types closely related quality, propose management strategies for enhancing CES. investigated impacts structure landscape pattern by calculating correlation between indices buffer zones different distances both sides canal. results show green dominates can effectively reduce pollution On other hand, urban impervious surfaces showed significant positive contributing low quality. We accessed impact CES proposed optimization promoting Both content analysis thematic were applied environment found perceptions along are associated public’s opinions its heritage artistic inspiration services. riparian greenness, which affect conservation Canal.

Language: Английский

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Interracial interaction, park ownership, belonging, and community asset, and perceived provision of cultural ecosystem services DOI
Lauren E. Mullenbach, Sonja A. Wilhelm Stanis,

Emily Piontek

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Urban forestry & urban greening, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 128551 - 128551

Published: Oct. 1, 2024

Language: Английский

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Editorial for Special Issue of the Journal of Outdoor Tourism and Recreation on social media and other user created content for outdoor recreation and nature-based tourism research. DOI
Catherine Marina Pickering, Anton Stahl Olafsson, Andreas Skriver Hansen

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Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 44, P. 100727 - 100727

Published: Nov. 20, 2023

Language: Английский

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