scholarly journals Insect Cultural Services: How Insects Have Changed Our Lives and How Can We Do Better for Them

Insects ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 377
Author(s):  
Natalie E. Duffus ◽  
Craig R. Christie ◽  
Juliano Morimoto
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Belief Systems ◽  
Public Support ◽  
Daily Basis ◽  
Waste Recycling ◽  
Cultural Services ◽  
The Media ◽  
Multi Level ◽  
The Relationship

Societies have benefited directly and indirectly from ecosystem services provided by insects for centuries (e.g., pollination by bees and waste recycling by beetles). The relationship between people and insect ecosystem services has evolved and influenced how societies perceive and relate to nature and with each other, for example, by shaping cultural values (‘cultural ecosystem services’). Thus, better understanding the significance of insect cultural services can change societies’ motivations underpinning conservation efforts. To date, however, we still overlook the significance of many insect cultural services in shaping our societies, which in turn likely contributes to the generalised misconceptions and misrepresentations of insects in the media such as television and the internet. To address this gap, we have reviewed an identified list of insect cultural services that influence our societies on a daily basis, including cultural services related to art, recreation, and the development of traditional belief systems. This list allowed us to formulate a multi-level framework which aims to serve as a compass to guide societies to better appreciate and potentially change the perception of insect cultural services from individual to global levels. This framework can become an important tool for gaining public support for conservation interventions targeting insects and the services that they provide. More broadly, this framework highlights the importance of considering cultural ecosystems services—for which values can be difficult to quantify in traditional terms—in shaping the relationship between people and nature.

Media Coverage and Organizational Support in The Dutch Environmental Movement

2005 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 365-381 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rens Vliegenthart ◽  
Dirk Oegema ◽  
Bert Klandermans
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Support ◽  
Media Coverage ◽  
Public Support ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Social Movement Organizations ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Public Sphere ◽  
Movement Organizations ◽  
The Relationship

Though social movement organizations (SMOs) depend heavily upon the media for their communication to the public, little is known about the relationships between media coverage and public support for SMOs. This research uses computer-assisted content analysis to assess the relationship between media coverage and membership figures for Dutch environmental organizations over the period 1991-2003. Our analysis provides evidence for direct influence of visibility of the organization and its main issue on membership support, while membership support does not influence visibility of an SMO and its issue. Furthermore, an SMO's media visibility is negatively affected by the visibility of other SMOs within the same sector. These results point to the necessity for SMOs to compete for attention in the public sphere and to the importance of using various strategies to compete for the limited space available in the media.

scholarly journals Reading an Urban Palimpsest: How the Gradual Loss of an Urban Stream Impacts Urban Form's Connections and Ecosystem Functions

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luna Khirfan ◽  
Niloofar Mohtat ◽  
Ben Daub
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Spatial Data ◽  
Urban Form ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Public Support ◽  
Urban Stream ◽  
Ecosystem Functions ◽  
Aerial Photos ◽  
Cultural Services ◽  
The Impact

Fluvial reclamation to facilitate urban development leads to culverting, hence, a loss of urban streams. Using the palimpsest analogy, we examine how the Amman Stream in Amman (Jordan) historically provided regulatory and socio-cultural ecosystem services through its socio-spatial (longitudinal, lateral, and vertical) connections. We then explore the impact of the stream's culverting, partially in 1967 then completely in 1997, on these connections and, consequently, on ecosystem services. To overcome data paucity, our methodology relied on constructing spatial data by georeferencing and digitizing aerial photos and satellite images (from 1953, 1975, 1992, and 2000) using ArcGIS. We augmented our data with archival research (historic and contemporary documents and maps), an online survey among Amman's residents, and in situ observations and photography. The results reveal striking contrasts between the historic and contemporary configuration of urban form vis-à-vis the Amman Stream. Throughout its early urban history during the Classical and early Islamic periods, the urban form elements reflected reverence and prudence toward the Amman Stream as manifested in the investment in water infrastructure and the alignment of thoroughfares, civic monuments, and bridges that collectively capitalized on the land relief (the strath) and established strong connections with the Amman Stream, maximizing, in the process, its regulatory and socio-cultural services. In contrast, the contemporary urban form replaced the stream with car-oriented roads, hence, eradicated its regulatory services and replaced its socio-spatial connections with urban socio-economic and cultural fissures. Accordingly, we propose to daylight (de-culvert) the Amman Stream to restore its regulatory and socio-cultural services and its socio-spatial connections. We substantiate the feasibility of daylighting through: (1) morphological analysis that reveals that roads cover most of the stream; (2) the survey's findings that indicate public support; and (3) the cascading benefits for the larger watershed in a water insecure region.

scholarly journals Nilai dan Unsur Budaya pada Cerita Rakyat Buah Udak Suku Dayak Linoh

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 210
Author(s):  
Yusuf Olang ◽  
Ursula Dwi Oktaviani ◽  
Yati Oktaviani
Keyword(s):  
Language Arts ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Belief Systems ◽  
Cultural Value ◽  
Oral Literature ◽  
Human Relationships ◽  
Cultural Elements ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Descriptive Method

Value and Cultural Element in Buah Udak Folklore Dayak Linoh Ethic Group ABSTRAKTujuan penelitian ini adalah mendeskripsikan nilai dan unsur budaya pada sastra lisan cerita rakyat suku Dayak Linoh. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode deksriptif kualitatif. Data pada penelitian ini adalah semua kutipan-kutipan yang terdapat dalam cerita rakyat suku Dayak Linoh. Sumber data dalam penelitian ini adalah cerita rakyat suku Dayak Linoh dari Kecamatan Sungai Tebelian Kabupaten Sintang yang berisi satu cerita rakyat  Dayak Linoh yang berjudul Buah Udak. Hasil analisis data menunjukkan nilai budaya yang menggambarkan hubungan manusia dengan Tuhan, hubungan manusia dengan alam, hubungan manusia dengan masyarakat, hubungan manusia dengan orang lain atau sesamanya, hubungan manusia dengan dirinya sendiri. Sedangkan unsur budaya terdapat: peralatan dan perlengkapan hidup, sistem kekerabatan dan organisasi sosial, bahasa, kesenian, sistem kepercayaan, dan sistem ilmu dan pengetahuan. Masyarakat Dayak Linoh memercayai nilai budaya yang terdapat dalam cerita tersebut dan menjadi adat istiadat/tradisi.Kata kunci: nilai budaya, cerita rakyat, Dayak Linoh ABSTRACTThe purpose of this study was to describe the values and cultural elements in the oral literature of the Linoh Dayak folklore. This study uses a qualitative descriptive method. The data in this study are all quotes contained in the folklore of the Linoh Dayak group ethic. The source of the data in this study is the folklore of the Dayak Linoh group ethic from Sungai Tebelian District, Sintang Regency which contains a Dayak Linoh folktale entitled Buah Udak. The results of data analysis show cultural values that describe the relationship between humans and God, human relationships with nature, human relationships with society, human relationships with other people or with each other, human relationships with themselves. While the elements of culture are: tools and equipment for life, kinship systems and social organization, language, arts, belief systems, and systems of science and knowledge. The Linoh Dayak community believes in the cultural values contained in the story and becomes a custom/tradition.Keyword: cultural value, folklore, Dayak Linoh.

scholarly journals A quantitative review of relationships between ecosystem services

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heera Lee ◽  
Sven Lautenbach
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Scientific Community ◽  
Regional Scale ◽  
Cultural Services ◽  
Land System ◽  
Trade Offs ◽  
System Archetypes ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Provisioning Services

Ecosystems provide multiple ecosystem services to society. Ignoring the multi-functionality of land systems in natural resource management generates potentially trade-offs with respect to the provisioning of ecosystem services. Understanding relationships between ecosystem services can therefore help to minimize undesired trade-offs and enhance synergies. The research on relationships between ecosystem services has recently gained increasing attention in the scientific community. However, a synthesis on existing knowledge and knowledge gaps is missing so far. We analyzed 67 case studies that studied 476 pairwise combinations of ecosystem services. The relationships between these pairs of ecosystem services were classified into three categories: "tradeo ff", "synergy" or "no-effect". Most pairs of ecosystem services (74%) had a clear association with one category: the majority of case studies reported similar relationships for pairs of ecosystem services. A synergistic relationship was dominant between different regulating services and between different cultural services, whereas the relationship between regulating and provisioning services was trade-off dominated. Increases in cultural services did not influence provisioning services ("no-effect"). We further analyzed the pattern of relationships between ecosystem services across scales, land system archetypes and methods used to determine the relationship. Our analysis showed that the overall pattern of relationships between ecosystem services did not change significantly with scale and land system archetypes. However, some pairs of ecosystem services showed changes in relationships with scale. The choice of methods used to determine the relationship had an effect on the direction of the relationship: studies that employed correlation coefficients showed an increased probability to identify no-effect relationships, whereas descriptive methods had a higher probability of identifying trade-offs. The regional scale was the most commonly considered, and case studies were biased among different land system archetypes which might affect our ability to find the effect of scale or land system archetypes on the pattern of relationships. Our results provide helpful information of which services to include in ecosystem services assessments for the scientific community as well as for practitioners. Furthermore, they allow a first check if critical trade-offs have been considered in an analysis.

Protest News and Facebook Engagement: How the Hierarchy of Social Struggle Is Rebuilt on Social Media

2021 ◽  
pp. 107769902110172
Author(s):  
Summer Harlow ◽  
Danielle K. Kilgo
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Public Support ◽  
User Engagement ◽  
The Public ◽  
Social Struggle ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Relationship

This content analysis expands protest paradigm research, examining the relationship between Facebook user engagement and newspaper protest coverage. Stories not posted to social media housed more negative frames that delegitimized protesters. For select protests, Facebook users engaged more with articles with legitimizing content, suggesting users, like journalists, follow a paradigm that legitimizes some protests and marginalizes others. We discuss these implications and consider how engagement plays a role in a protest’s ability to gain visibility and public support. Findings show the media and the public marginalize movements within a framework that rebuilds a hierarchy of social struggle on social media.

Impact of Social Media on English Language: A Review

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 5
Author(s):  
Dr. Neha Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
English Language ◽  
Major Influence ◽  
International Level ◽  
Class Society ◽  
The World ◽  
The Status ◽  
The Media ◽  
Subsequent Rise

Language being a potent vehicle of transmitting cultural values, norms and beliefs remains a central factor in determining the status of any nation. India is a multilingual country which tends to encourage people to use English at national and international level. Basically English in India owes its presence to the British but its subsequent rise is not fully attributable to the British. It has now become the language of wider communication which is now spoken by large number of people all over the world. It is influenced by many factors such as class, society, developments in science and technology etc. However the major influence on English language is and has been the media.

Diversification propaganda work with foreign audiences

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (4(13)) ◽  
pp. 31-50
Author(s):  
Shiyu Zhang ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
International Relations ◽  
Strategic Partnership ◽  
The Past ◽  
Bilateral Relations ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Relationship

Over the past decade, bilateral relations between China and Russia have attracted the attention of the whole world. As neighbors and rapidly developing countries, China and Russia are becoming increasingly important in the international arena. The strategic partnership and interaction between China and Russia occupy a significant place in the politics of both countries. Cooperation is developing dynamically in various fields, primarily in politics. After 2012, a change of government took place in China and Russia, which brought new changes to international relations. Studying the involvement of the media in this process can clarify their impact on international relations, in particular, their role in the relationship between China and Russia.

RECOGNIZING ECOSYSTEM SERVICES THROUGH EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT THAT UTILIZES THE SEA IN THE REGION

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ken Hirai ◽  
Ken Hirai
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Education For Sustainable Development ◽  
The Relationship

The relationship between people and the sea is weakening every year. We have conducted education for sustainable development (ESD) of the sea, aimed at deepening their understanding of the relationship between humans and the sea. We get method and we think that it can be a model to be implemented in other areas. The content of the lessons introduced on this occasion, we think that children were able to learn broadly about the ecosystem services of the sea, and became interested in the sea from many angles. we conducted more lessons, the willingness to take action by themselves has been nurtured.

Mediatizing Sex

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Crispin Thurlow
Keyword(s):  
New Media ◽  
Academic Writing ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Communicative Practices ◽  
Digital Discourse ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Relationship

This chapter focuses on sex/uality in the context of so-called new media and, specifically, digital discourse: technologically mediated linguistic or communicative practices, and mediatized representations of these practices. To help think through the relationship among sex, discourse, and (new) media, the discussion focuses on sexting and two instances of sexting “scandals” in the news. Against this backdrop, the chapter sets out four persistent binaries that typically shape public and academic writing about sex/uality and especially digital sex/uality: new-old, mediation-mediatization, private/real-public/fake, and personal-political. These either-or approaches are problematic, because they no longer account for the practical realities and lived experiences of both sex and media. Scholars interested in digital sex/uality are advised to adopt a “both-and” approach in which media (i.e., digital technologies and The Media) both create pleasurable, potentially liberating opportunities to use our bodies (sexually or otherwise) and simultaneously thwart us, shame us, or shut us down. In this sense, there is nothing that is really “new” after all.

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