Making Cultural Ecosystem Services Truly Cultural: Mapping Outdoor Experiences in Ukraine with Telegram

Oleksandr Karasov, Tiina Rinne, Olle Järv, Henrikki Tenkanen

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Abstract

Mapping and assessing cultural ecosystem services (CES) poses a great challenge of quantifying intangible benefits and values. This challenge becomes even more pronounced in context of war. This work-in- progress study introduces a novel, spatially explicit methodology that utilizes the Telegram messenger, widely used in Ukraine, to democratise participatory mapping. Our approach aims to explore how Ukrainians value their time spent outdoors and how these perceptions have changed since the fulltime Russian invasion. By framing CES as a cultural experience without rigid categorisation, this study uses a location-based service to capture the diversity of outdoor experiences.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 19th International Conference on Location Based Services
PublisherZenodo
Pages112-117
Number of pages6
Publication statusPublished - 2025
MoE publication typeD3 Professional conference proceedings

Keywords

  • non-material nature's contributions to people
  • Russia
  • Ukraine
  • PPGIS
  • relational values

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