Journalism’s visual construction of place in environmental coverage

2021 ◽  
pp. 073953292110185
Author(s):  
Kyser Lough ◽  
Ivy Ashe
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Sense Of Place ◽  
Environmental Reporting ◽  
Visual Journalism ◽  
Visual Construction ◽  
Construction Of Place

This study builds on our understanding of how visual journalism is used with environmental reporting to create a sense of place and understanding. Although most American photojournalism tends to favor close-up photos with people, environmental coverage leans opposite: sweeping landscape photos devoid of people. However, our content analysis of wire and non-wire environmental photos on U.S. newspaper front pages shows support that person-focused feature imagery is being used more, though mostly at an informational level.

scholarly journals Developing a conceptual model for the relationship between rituals and the city based on the Theory of Sense of Place: the case of the historical texture of Gorgan, Iran

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masoumeh Livani ◽  
Hamidreza Saremi ◽  
Mojtaba Rafieian
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Sense Of Place ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Data Coding ◽  
Library Research ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The City ◽  
Oriented Approach

Abstract The aim of this study is to investigate how the city is influenced by the ritual of Muharram. The main research question is: what is the relationship between the city and the ritual of Muharram? To answer this question, we examined different intangible layers of this ritual heritage. This study is based on the three components of the sense of place. The research method is qualitative and a context-oriented approach is adopted. The context of the study is the historical texture of the city of Gorgan, Iran. The data were collected through library research and immediate observation. Next, content analysis and data coding were used to obtain a set of thematic categories. The results suggest that, as a kind of ritual-social behavior, the ritual of Muharram has had remarkable, enduring effects on the city over centuries. The non-urban-development dimension has thus allowed for the formation of sense of place in the relationship between people and the urban environment through a different process.

Sense of Place

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer D. Adams ◽  
David A. Greenwood ◽  
Mitchell Thomashow ◽  
Alex Russ
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Education ◽  
Social Construction ◽  
Urban Communities ◽  
Sense Of Place ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Experiential Knowledge ◽  
Ecological Identity ◽  
Urban Environmental Education ◽  
Construction Of Place ◽  
Urban Places

This chapter considers the concept of sense of place, focusing on how urban environmental education can help residents to strengthen their attachment to urban communities or entire cities and to view urban places as ecologically valuable. Sense of place—the way we perceive places such as streets, communities, cities, or ecoregions—influences our well-being, how we describe and interact with a place, what we value in a place, our respect for ecosystems and other species, how we perceive the affordances of a place, our desire to build more sustainable and just urban communities, and how we choose to improve cities. Our sense of place also reflects our historical and experiential knowledge of a place and helps us imagine its more sustainable future. The chapter offers examples of activities to help readers construct field explorations that evoke, leverage, or influence sense of place, including social construction of place meanings and developing an ecological identity.

scholarly journals Reweaving the Urban Fabric of the Historic Riverfront Townscape of Masjid India, Kuala Lumpur

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (3.9) ◽  
pp. 81 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamad Zafarullah b Mohamad Rozaly ◽  
Sharyzee Mohmad Shukri ◽  
Nurul Syala Abd. Latip ◽  
Alias Abdullah
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Sense Of Place ◽  
Human Activities ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
The State ◽  
Urban River ◽  
Kuala Lumpur ◽  
Urban Fabric ◽  
Visual Survey

This study aims to examine the state of decline in the art of relationship between the urban river and all other elements in the historic townscape using principles of the Integrative Theory with the purpose to identify what binds townscape together and gives its sense of place and what causes the rupture. A qualitative-method case study was conducted in the Masjid India Riverfront District involving a visual survey, townscape appraisal, and content analysis on the morphology of the historic riverfront. The results show that the rupture between townscape and river as context is a product of poor walkability in a riverfront devoid of any setting for meaningful human activities, and the key to reweave the historic townscape is to rediscover what gives its meaning and sense of place.  

scholarly journals Content analysis in social and environmental reporting research: trends and challenges

2015 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 166-195 ◽  
Author(s):  
Petros Vourvachis ◽  
Thérèse Woodward
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Environmental Reporting ◽  
Specific Content ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Coding Schemes ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Social And Environmental Reporting

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to review the use of content analysis in social and environmental reporting (SER) research. It explores how the relevant literature has evolved over time and particularly how recent developments have affected the validity and reliability challenges that researchers face when executing the method. Design/methodology/approach – The paper combines a quasi-systematic review of the literature employing content analysis (examining a sample of 251 studies published over the last 40 years in a wide array of journals with interest in the field), with a largely interpretive meta-analysis, using an index, considering the research questions asked and frameworks used as well as the specific content analysis decisions. Findings – A number of issues of concern in the use of the method are identified, mainly over comparability and reliability of coding schemes. Potential explanations are developed and methodological refinements that could enhance the usefulness of content analysis methods in SER research are subsequently proposed. Research limitations/implications – It should be acknowledged that, as 251 SER studies have been reviewed, there is always the possibility that some unique studies that could have contributed in the discussion have been ignored. Practical implications – By reviewing the use of the method in a comprehensive sample of 251 SER studies published over the last 40 years in a wide array of journals with interest in the field, the paper also offers a guide for researchers (particularly in the SER field) wishing to employ content analysis in the future. Originality/value – The paper contributes to the literature by offering a critical and comprehensive review of the method’s theoretical underpinnings and application in SER research, and by describing changing patterns in content analysis, in order to help build a more secure foundation for future work.

Sense of Place and Gender Perceptions

2021 ◽  
pp. 253-276
Author(s):  
Hakan Sezerel ◽  
Özlem Güzel
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Sense Of Place ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Theoretical Context ◽  
Gender Perceptions ◽  
Cultural Conditioning ◽  
And Gender

Cultural conditioning aligns with gendered preconceptions permeating all aspects of life, including the tourists' experiences. However, the literature on gendered gazes to destinations is limited. The purpose of this research is to find the gendered characteristics of the destinations. The theoretical context that the research is set within the context of the sense of place and the gender conceptions attributed to a certain destination. The qualitative method was adopted to identify the part of the participants' experience of Bangkok destination as the search area via interviews. The content analysis was used for the data analysis and codes were grouped into themes according to the masculine, feminine, and/or neutral categories. Elucidating the relevant literature in tourism on gendered experiences, the findings have given ideas for the gendered characteristic of a destination within the classification of masculine, feminine, and neutral. Furthermore, three dimensions have been determined within the context of the sense of place, namely “visual, psychological, and spiritual.”

Motivations for corporate social and environmental reporting: New Zealand evidence

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 449-472 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stevie Dobbs ◽  
Chris van Staden
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Stakeholder Engagement ◽  
Current View ◽  
Environmental Reporting ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Csr Reporting ◽  
Social And Environmental Reporting ◽  
Survey Responses ◽  
Corporate Social

Purpose This paper aims to investigate corporate motivations for voluntarily reporting social and environmental information in New Zealand. The approach used in this study also gives the opportunity to gain insights into the internal systems and views of companies and allows the authors to make better judgements of the intentions of companies in undertaking corporate social responsibility (CSR) reporting. Design/methodology/approach A survey is used and then extended to match corporate survey responses with content analysis results of actual company reporting. The results of the survey and the content analysis are examined both individually and collectively to gather more context for corporate motivations. Findings The authors find that community concerns and shareholder rights were the most important factors that influenced the companies’ decision to report. The driving force for a sustainability agenda within these companies is usually a member of senior management. The authors also find that reporting frameworks and highly formalised internal systems were not frequently used, external assurance of CSR reporting was lacking and there were low levels of stakeholder engagement. A commitment to reporting comprehensive CSR disclosures and accepting responsibility towards a range of stakeholders were, therefore, not in evidence. Research limitations/implications For researchers, the value is in further revising analysis techniques and expanding existing research methods used in this area. The study brings together important CSR topics from across the literature, including reporting levels and characteristics, internal CSR systems, CSR assurance and stakeholder engagement, to investigate the motivation for CSR reporting. Practical implications The results suggest that New Zealand companies are not currently fully committed to social and environmental reporting and that CSR reporting is most likely used to create the impression of being concerned about sustainability to increase legitimacy with stakeholders and society. The results highlight the importance of having formalised systems to ensure that disclosures are accurate and comprehensive. Originality/value The results contribute to the literature by providing a current view of the motivations for reporting companies to report or not report. The approach used gives the opportunity to gain insights into the internal systems and views of companies and allows the authors to make better judgements of the intentions of companies in undertaking CSR reporting.

scholarly journals Extent of environmental disclosures - a case of sensitive industries in Singapore and Malaysia

2010 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 170-182
Author(s):  
Payal Harshad Bhatt ◽  
Jayalakshmy Ramachandran
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Industrial Sector ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
Environmental Reporting ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Share Prices ◽  
Environmental Disclosures ◽  
Environmentally Sensitive

The purpose of this comparative study is to examine the extent to which information is available to stakeholders on the environmental issues from the annual reports of listed companies in Singapore and Malaysia focusing on Sectors (Construction and manufacturing) that are environmentally sensitive. Many studies in the past had tried to capture the relationship between environmental reporting against financial performances, management motives and effects on share prices of the companies operating in respective countries. This study is striving to capture the extent of information on environmental aspects available to stakeholders in Malaysia and Singapore focusing only on Sectors (Construction and manufacturing) that are environmentally sensitive. The researchers used cross sectional content analysis based on the annual reports of companies listed in the Construction and manufacturing/ industrial sector for the year 2007. The companies were selected from Stock Exchange of Singapore (SGX) and Bursa Malaysia (KLSE). A framework developed by Adams & Frost (2007) identified seven parameters to perform content analysis and observed performance related disclosure among organizations in Australia against organizations in the U.K. This study also used similar framework with addition of just one more parameter. It was found that the extent of information disclosed by organizations in Singapore for both construction and Manufacturing /Industrial sector is lower compared to organizations in Malaysia in both the sectors. This alerts the analysts that while talking about green accounting, one could walk the talk better by disclosing more information and making environmental issues or concerns more transparent.

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