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Everyday Narrations of Urban Green: Values of Green Areas in Users’ Digital Georeferenced Comments
Tekijät: Nenko, Oleksandra
Toimittaja: Ojala, Juha; Bauters, Merja; Díaz-Kommonen, Lily
Painos: 1
Kustantaja: Springer Science and Business Media B.V.
Julkaisuvuosi: 2025
Kokoomateoksen nimi: Feeling, Skill and Knowledge: Semiotics of the Subject in Environment, Culture and World
Sarjan nimi: Numanities - Arts and Humanities in Progress
Numero sarjassa: 32
Vuosikerta: 32
Aloitussivu: 87
Lopetussivu: 99
ISBN: 978-3-031-95998-1
eISBN: 978-3-031-95999-8
ISSN: 2510-442X
eISSN: 2510-4438
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-95999-8_8
Verkko-osoite: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-95999-8_8
Tiivistelmä
The chapter shows the applicability of the semantic analysis of georeferenced user comments to study how visitors interpret their interaction with urban green areas (UGAsUrban green areas (UGAs)). Meanings of UGAsUrban green areas (UGAs) constructed by visitors in their comments are interpreted through the conceptual lens of cultural ecosystem services (CES). CES are perceived qualities of UGAsUrban green areas (UGAs) based on which humans interpret their aesthetic, spiritual, recreational, and other cultural values and which can be enacted in human interaction with urban green. An analysis of UGAsUrban green areas (UGAs)’ meanings as narrated by visitors was run on a dataset of 900 comments on 18 green areas located in the city of St. Petersburg, Russia. Ad hoc qualitative coding of narrative data revealed the variety and hierarchy of meanings ascribed to UGAsUrban green areas (UGAs) by visitors. Thus the results show distinctive clusters of meanings that users share about what they think, know, value, and feel in UGAsUrban green areas (UGAs). These clusters were classified into 10 positive and 2 negative CES. In terms of hierarchy, the most verbalized CES are opportunities for recreation and interaction with the beauty of UGAsUrban green areas (UGAs). The least articulated ones are associated with cognitive and spiritual experiencesExperience one might have in green areas. Visitors’ narratives highlight the value of use rather than the intrinsic value of UGAsUrban green areas (UGAs). In addition, they display two different discourses on the beauty of UGAsUrban green areas (UGAs): the beauty of biodiversity and the harmony of planned design. Many of the natural, design and functional features of UGAsUrban green areas (UGAs) correlate with CES ascribed to them by visitors. However, much of the natural and cultural potential of UGAsUrban green areas (UGAs) is not reflected in user narratives at all.
The chapter shows the applicability of the semantic analysis of georeferenced user comments to study how visitors interpret their interaction with urban green areas (UGAsUrban green areas (UGAs)). Meanings of UGAsUrban green areas (UGAs) constructed by visitors in their comments are interpreted through the conceptual lens of cultural ecosystem services (CES). CES are perceived qualities of UGAsUrban green areas (UGAs) based on which humans interpret their aesthetic, spiritual, recreational, and other cultural values and which can be enacted in human interaction with urban green. An analysis of UGAsUrban green areas (UGAs)’ meanings as narrated by visitors was run on a dataset of 900 comments on 18 green areas located in the city of St. Petersburg, Russia. Ad hoc qualitative coding of narrative data revealed the variety and hierarchy of meanings ascribed to UGAsUrban green areas (UGAs) by visitors. Thus the results show distinctive clusters of meanings that users share about what they think, know, value, and feel in UGAsUrban green areas (UGAs). These clusters were classified into 10 positive and 2 negative CES. In terms of hierarchy, the most verbalized CES are opportunities for recreation and interaction with the beauty of UGAsUrban green areas (UGAs). The least articulated ones are associated with cognitive and spiritual experiencesExperience one might have in green areas. Visitors’ narratives highlight the value of use rather than the intrinsic value of UGAsUrban green areas (UGAs). In addition, they display two different discourses on the beauty of UGAsUrban green areas (UGAs): the beauty of biodiversity and the harmony of planned design. Many of the natural, design and functional features of UGAsUrban green areas (UGAs) correlate with CES ascribed to them by visitors. However, much of the natural and cultural potential of UGAsUrban green areas (UGAs) is not reflected in user narratives at all.
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