Valuating aesthetic benefits of cultural ecosystem services using conservation culturomics

Yuno Do

Ecosystem Services, 2019, vol. 36, issue C, -

Abstract: Aesthetic benefits are expressed as subtle, individual emotions, opinions, and perceptions of natural areas. Our study demonstrates that Internet-based data, such as photographs, brief texts in microblogs and Internet search trends, can reflect an aesthetic judgment of natural areas. Facial expressions in photographs indicate the first emotions viewers experienced when they encountered a natural area. Sentiments expressed in text on social media provide organized data on the feelings and opinions about natural areas after direct or indirect experiences, such as visiting an area and hearing news related to it. A rise in search volume related to natural areas indicates increased public interest. Our study indicates that Internet-based data reflect the subtle aesthetic judgments of natural areas that underlie aesthetic benefits on multiple spatial and temporal scales.

Keywords: Aesthetic experience; Cultural ecosystem services; Facial expression; Internet searching trend; Personal emotion; Sentiment analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoser.2019.100894

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