Bad nature: Newspaper representations of ecosystem disservices |
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| Authors: | Jari Lyytimäki |
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| Institution: | 1. Australian Research Centre for Urban Ecology, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne, c/o School of Botany, University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia;2. School of Botany, University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia;3. Department of Horticulture, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164-6414, USA;1. Department of Botany, Ecology and Plant Physiology, University of Córdoba, 14071 Córdoba, Spain;2. Department of Botany, University of Granada, 18010, Granada, Spain;3. Department of Botany, Ecology and Plant Physiology, University of Córdoba, 14071, Córdoba, Spain;1. Universidad del Rosario, Biology Program, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Kr 26 No 63B-48, Bogotá, 111221492, Colombia;2. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alabama, PO Box 870344, Tuscaloosa, AL, 35406, USA;3. Universidad del Rosario, Urban Management and Development, Faculty of Political Sciences, Calle 12C No. 6-25, Bogotá D.C., Colombia;4. Fundación Centro de Estudios Interdisciplinarios Básicos y Aplicados, Carrera 13a # 29-24, Piso 28, Bogotá D.C., Colombia;5. Secretaría Distrital de Ambiente, Alcaldía Mayor de Bogotá, Av. Caracas 54-38, Bogotá, Colombia;1. Basque Centre for Climate Change, IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, Spain;2. Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, CO, USA;3. Gund Institute for Ecological Economics, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA;4. Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Democritus University of Thrace, Xanthi, Greece;5. Basque Centre for Climate Change, Spain |
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| Abstract: | Public perceptions and expectations towards ecosystems are an important part of environmental management and planning. This article focuses on the media representations that disseminate information, create framings and influence public attitudes. More specifically, the focus is on print media representations of ecosystem disservices. Ecosystem disservices are functions or properties of ecosystems that cause negative effects on human well-being or that are perceived as harmful, unpleasant or unwanted. Results from a case study focusing on the Finnish newspaper coverage of ecosystem disservices are presented. The results show that a wide variety of harms and nuisances related to ecosystems are brought up and discussed by the media. Implications for environmental management are discussed. The key claim is that taking into account the full repertoire of media representations of ecosystem functions is vital for preventing, anticipating and solving controversies related to environmental management and planning. |
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| Keywords: | Disservices Ecosystem services Environmental management News coverage Print media Public debate |
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