在社交媒体上描述阿拉斯加的气候变化情绪
Junjun Yin1, Matthew Brooks2, Donghui Wang3
1Population Research Institute and Social Science Research Institute, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA.
概括
阿拉斯加公众对气候变化的看法正在不断变化,人口统计和基础设施等当地因素影响了Twitter上表达的情绪. 阿拉斯加原住民人口和道路密度与负面的气候变化讨论相关.
科学领域:
- 环境社会科学 环境社会科学
- 计算社会科学 计算社会科学
- 关于气候变化的沟通
背景情况:
- 全球对气候变化影响的担忧很高,但公众对气候变化的看法因当地环境而异.
- 了解气候变化意识的区域差异对于有效的政策和沟通至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 用Twitter数据调查阿拉斯加州公众对气候变化的看法.
- 探索当地社会经济和环境因素与气候变化情绪之间的关系.
主要方法:
- 利用2014-2017年的地理位置推特,通过深度学习框架识别与气候相关的内容.
- 应用了基于词典的情感分析,并从推特中提取了八个核心情感.
- 采用回归模型来评估区域特征对人口普查区层面气候变化情绪的影响.
主要成果:
- 在阿拉斯加的推特上观察到气候变化情绪的整体上升趋势,在夏季月份达到顶峰.
- 发现有较高阿拉斯加原住民或美洲印第安人人口的人口普查片表达了更多的负面情绪.
- 确定了道路密度作为一个重要因素,表明在基础设施密度较高的地区,气候变化讨论更多.
- 发现了特定情绪和气候变化情绪之间的关联,例如厌恶/惊喜的反向关系和悲伤/信任的积极关系.
结论:
- 公众对气候变化的认识是动态的,受当地社会经济和环境条件的影响.
- 推特数据为区域气候变化观念提供了有价值的见解.
- 将气候变化沟通策略与当地环境相适应,对于有效参与至关重要.
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