Explore how the BIG-5 Team contributed to the 5th ESP Europe Conference in Wageningen, Netherlands, sharing insights on digital relational values, ecosystem services, and innovative research approaches to foster environmental stewardship in the digital age.
Representing the BIG-5 Team, Johannes Langemeyer, Fulvia Calcagni, and Xueyuan Liang shared their research on digital relational values and their role in fostering environmental stewardship.
Johannes Langemeyer: TikTok and Digital Relational Values
In the session Ecosystem Services and Relational Values, Johannes presented on «Digital Relational Values: Insights from TikTok’s Virtual Nature Experiences.» His talk focused on how social media platforms like TikTok provide new avenues for engaging with nature, even indirectly, and how these interactions contribute to relational values and environmental care.
Fulvia Calcagni: Social Media Protocols for Ecosystem Research
Fulvia participated in the session Ecosystem Services and Big Data, presenting «Objectivizing the Subjective.» Her work emphasized developing standardized protocols for analyzing cultural ecosystem services (CES) using data from platforms such as Instagram and Flickr. This approach aims to enhance cross-study comparability and inform environmental policies with actionable insights.
Xueyuan Liang: Urban Virtual Communities and Nature Values
Xueyuan’s presentation, «The Identification and Classification of Digital Relational Values of Urban Natural Environments in the Weibo Virtual Community,» explored the development of relational values in urban contexts. By examining data from Weibo, she highlighted how virtual platforms shape perceptions of urban green spaces and support conservation efforts in densely populated areas.
