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| Gliozzo, Gianfranco; Extreme Citizen Science (ExCiteS) Research Group, University College London; Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London; g.gliozzo@ucl.ac.uk; Pettorelli, Nathalie; Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London; Nathalie.Pettorelli@ioz.ac.uk; Haklay, Mordechai (Muki); Extreme Citizen Science (ExCiteS) Research Group, University College London; m.haklay@ucl.ac.uk. |
| Within ecological research and environmental management, there is currently a focus on demonstrating the links between human well-being and wildlife conservation. Within this framework, there is a clear interest in better understanding how and why people value certain places over others. We introduce a new method that measures cultural preferences by exploring the potential of multiple online georeferenced digital photograph collections. Using ecological and social considerations, our study contributes to the detection of places that provide cultural ecosystem services. The degree of appreciation of a specific place is derived from the number of people taking and sharing pictures of it. The sequence of decisions and actions taken to share a digital picture... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports |
Palavras-chave: Crowdsourcing; Cultural ecosystem services; Environmental spaces detection; Online imagery; Social preferences; Spatial analysis; Volunteered geographic information (VGI). |
| Ano: 2016 |
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