Irma Arts
Biographic Data
| ID | 5136084 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Irma Arts |
| GIVEN NAMES | Irma |
| FAMILY NAME | Arts |
| SIGNATURE | ARTS I |
| AFFILIATIONS | Radboud University Nijmegen |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3505-6947 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 15 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Where does affect go? Exploring the (online) sharing of affective nature experiences by ecological citizen scientists
Online citizen science platforms for nature observations provide valuable data for nature enthusiasts and scientists, but typically emotions and feelings experienced in nature are not shared there. Through focus groups with users of the Dutch citizen science platform Waarneming.nl, we explored how affective nature experiences are shared. We found that citizen scientists exchange affective experiences through face-to-face conversations or social m…
Hiring a team
In the inter- and transdisciplinary (ITD) research project WildlifeNL, we hired six PhD candidates through a selection process that explicitly valued ITD competencies and aligned the process to hire a balanced team of PhD candidates. The approach included (1) a rubric with individual and team assessment criteria that we used across positions; (2) selection procedures that were aligned in their timing; (3) alignment meetings to discuss candidates …
Transformative potential of digital systems for promoting human-wildlife coexistence
Digital technology plays an increasingly important role in wildlife management and conservation, by enhancing monitoring capabilities and reshaping human-wildlife interactions. However, the transformative potential of these digital solutions for coexistence remains unclear. This paper presents a novel framework to assess the transformative potential of digital systems in wildlife management and conservation, focusing on two key factors: Digital M…
Where to start? – The interplay of what, who and where in phase-0 of transdisciplinary research
Transdisciplinary research (TDR) is increasingly recognized as an important approach to make research on complex environmental and sustainability issues such as climate risks and biodiversity loss more societally relevant and actionable. Deliberately designing early stages of TDR– phase-0 – is considered essential to its overall success. However, limited knowledge is available about how to shape and undertake phase-0 of TDR. We provide a detailed…
Communicating nature during lockdown – How conservation and outdoor organisations use social media to facilitate local nature experiences
Social media impact not only our communication and social interactions but also our relationships to the natural environment. Social media can increase understanding of our environment by offering information and sharing calls to action, while at the same time, they might present a glamourised, standardised picture of nature and distract from actual outdoor interactions. The COVID‐19 pandemic presents a unique opportunity to study the spaces crea…
Information technology and the optimisation of experience – The role of mobile devices and social media in human-nature interactions
Information technologies have seeped their way into every aspect of our lives, mediating interactions between ourselves and our environments. They are becoming an important part of human-nature interactions, with smartphones, their apps and social media offering new ways to plan, navigate and share experiences. This article explores the changes that these mobile media technologies bring to human-nature interactions, focusing on the outdoor practi…
The Instagrammable outdoors – Investigating the sharing of nature experiences through visual social media
Despite the growing popularity of Instagram as a medium to portray nature and the outdoors, there remains limited research available exploring its influence on people's experiences in nature. We investigate Instagram as a three‐way negotiation between users, the platform's affordances and social norms associated with both Instagram use and outdoor experiences. Moving beyond polarized, conceptual debates situating social media affordances within d…
The Instagrammable outdoors – Investigating the sharing of nature experiences through visual social media
Despite the growing popularity of Instagram as a medium to portray nature and the outdoors, there remains limited research available exploring its influence on people's experiences in nature. We investigate Instagram as a three‐way negotiation between users, the platform's affordances and social norms associated with both Instagram use and outdoor experiences. Moving beyond polarized, conceptual debates situating social media affordances within d…
Information technology and the optimisation of experience – The role of mobile devices and social media in human-nature interactions
Information technologies have seeped their way into every aspect of our lives, mediating interactions between ourselves and our environments. They are becoming an important part of human-nature interactions, with smartphones, their apps and social media offering new ways to plan, navigate and share experiences. This article explores the changes that these mobile media technologies bring to human-nature interactions, focusing on the outdoor practi…
Information technology and the optimisation of experience – The role of mobile devices and social media in human-nature interactions
Information technologies have seeped their way into every aspect of our lives, mediating interactions between ourselves and our environments. They are becoming an important part of human-nature interactions, with smartphones, their apps and social media offering new ways to plan, navigate and share experiences. This article explores the changes that these mobile media technologies bring to human-nature interactions, focusing on the outdoor practi…
The Instagrammable outdoors – Investigating the sharing of nature experiences through visual social media
Despite the growing popularity of Instagram as a medium to portray nature and the outdoors, there remains limited research available exploring its influence on people's experiences in nature. We investigate Instagram as a three‐way negotiation between users, the platform's affordances and social norms associated with both Instagram use and outdoor experiences. Moving beyond polarized, conceptual debates situating social media affordances within d…
Communicating nature during lockdown – How conservation and outdoor organisations use social media to facilitate local nature experiences
Social media impact not only our communication and social interactions but also our relationships to the natural environment. Social media can increase understanding of our environment by offering information and sharing calls to action, while at the same time, they might present a glamourised, standardised picture of nature and distract from actual outdoor interactions. The COVID‐19 pandemic presents a unique opportunity to study the spaces crea…
Where does affect go? Exploring the (online) sharing of affective nature experiences by ecological citizen scientists
Online citizen science platforms for nature observations provide valuable data for nature enthusiasts and scientists, but typically emotions and feelings experienced in nature are not shared there. Through focus groups with users of the Dutch citizen science platform Waarneming.nl, we explored how affective nature experiences are shared. We found that citizen scientists exchange affective experiences through face-to-face conversations or social m…
Hiring a team
In the inter- and transdisciplinary (ITD) research project WildlifeNL, we hired six PhD candidates through a selection process that explicitly valued ITD competencies and aligned the process to hire a balanced team of PhD candidates. The approach included (1) a rubric with individual and team assessment criteria that we used across positions; (2) selection procedures that were aligned in their timing; (3) alignment meetings to discuss candidates …
Transformative potential of digital systems for promoting human-wildlife coexistence
Digital technology plays an increasingly important role in wildlife management and conservation, by enhancing monitoring capabilities and reshaping human-wildlife interactions. However, the transformative potential of these digital solutions for coexistence remains unclear. This paper presents a novel framework to assess the transformative potential of digital systems in wildlife management and conservation, focusing on two key factors: Digital M…
Where to start? – The interplay of what, who and where in phase-0 of transdisciplinary research
Transdisciplinary research (TDR) is increasingly recognized as an important approach to make research on complex environmental and sustainability issues such as climate risks and biodiversity loss more societally relevant and actionable. Deliberately designing early stages of TDR– phase-0 – is considered essential to its overall success. However, limited knowledge is available about how to shape and undertake phase-0 of TDR. We provide a detailed…
Social media (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Internet privacy (3 works) · Social science (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Species Distribution and Climate Change (3 works) · Animal and Plant Science Education (2 works) · Climate Change Communication and Perception (2 works) · Geographies of human-animal interactions (2 works) · Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration (2 works)