Subjectivity and Social Change in Higher Education

Dick, Liezl; Müller, Marguerite

doi:10.5040/9781350123649

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“…Emotions can be changed dramatically, which is related to not only what the public was going through at the time, but also how they felt. On the contrary, income and educational level may influence attitudes measured by "subjectivity" scores, which are more related to how to observe and report an environmental incident, using long-term education experience 31 . More objective complaint reports can improve the reliability and practicability of participatory surveillance in water pollution monitoring.…”

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Monitoring the impact of climate extremes and COVID-19 on statewise sentiment alterations in water pollution complaints

et al. 2023

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The COVID-19 pandemic and associated prevention policies can directly or indirectly alter the sentiment of individuals while registering water pollution complaints, but observational evidence remains limited. Here, we conducted a sentiment analysis on over 10,000 water pollution complaints from residents in Alabama, USA (2012–2021) to better understand how and to what extent COVID-19 has altered emotion (polarity score-based) and attitude (subjectivity) of water pollution complaints. We found that the 2017 state-wise drought significantly increased the percentage of negative water pollution complaints by +35%, with no significant alternation in attitude before the COVID-19 pandemic. Since COVID-19, the percentage of negative and subjective water pollution complaints significantly decreased and increased by −30 and +20%, respectively, and these sentiment alternations were maintained by 2021. This study provides a new direction for environmental governance and management, requiring a timely response to changes in the public’s emotions and attitudes during the next climate extremes and pandemics.

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confidence: 99%