A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
Conservation culturomics
Authors: Ladle RJ, Correia RA, Do Y, Joo GJ, Malhado ACM, Proulx R, Roberge JM, Jepson P
Publisher: WILEY
Publication year: 2016
Journal: Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment
Journal name in source: FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Journal acronym: FRONT ECOL ENVIRON
Volume: 14
First page : 270
Last page: 276
Number of pages: 7
ISSN: 1540-9295
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/fee.1260
Abstract
Culturomics is an emerging field of study that seeks to understand human culture through the quantitative analysis of changes in word frequencies in large bodies of digital texts. Culturomics research can help practitioners in nature conservation respond to cultural trends, building and reinvigorating its societal relevance. We identify five areas where culturomics can be used to advance the practice and science of conservation: (1) recognizing conservation-oriented constituencies and demonstrating public interest in nature, (2) identifying conservation emblems, (3) providing new metrics and tools for near-real-time environmental monitoring and to support conservation decision making, (4) assessing the cultural impact of conservation interventions, and (5) framing conservation issues and promoting public understanding. More generally, culturomics opens up an exciting new area of research, equipping conservationists with novel tools to explore and shape human interactions with the natural world.
Culturomics is an emerging field of study that seeks to understand human culture through the quantitative analysis of changes in word frequencies in large bodies of digital texts. Culturomics research can help practitioners in nature conservation respond to cultural trends, building and reinvigorating its societal relevance. We identify five areas where culturomics can be used to advance the practice and science of conservation: (1) recognizing conservation-oriented constituencies and demonstrating public interest in nature, (2) identifying conservation emblems, (3) providing new metrics and tools for near-real-time environmental monitoring and to support conservation decision making, (4) assessing the cultural impact of conservation interventions, and (5) framing conservation issues and promoting public understanding. More generally, culturomics opens up an exciting new area of research, equipping conservationists with novel tools to explore and shape human interactions with the natural world.
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