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dc.contributor.authorBartie, Pen_UK
dc.contributor.authorVarley, Aen_UK
dc.contributor.authorDickie, Jen_UK
dc.contributor.authorEvensen, Den_UK
dc.contributor.authorDevine-Wright, Pen_UK
dc.contributor.authorRyder, Sen_UK
dc.contributor.authorWhitmarsh, Len_UK
dc.contributor.authorFoad, Cen_UK
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-21T01:05:17Z-
dc.date.available2023-11-21T01:05:17Z-
dc.date.issued2023-07en_UK
dc.identifier.other101978en_UK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1893/35569-
dc.description.abstractFracking has proven to be a contentious issue in Great Britain, receiving wide press coverage from the initial sale of exploration and development licences, to the current moratorium. This research tracks the public activity online related to this ‘fracking’ journey by analysing over 317 million geolocated tweets from 2015 to 2020, mapping their location to compare the spatial distribution against the shale gas exploration sites. To spatially normalise the results for population density a χ-squared expectation surface was generated revealing higher than expected levels of interest near the previously active fracking site of Preston New Road and licenced extraction blocks in Lancashire. The data granularity allows for peaks of activity to be identified and topics analysed at higher temporal and spatial resolution than previously possible with more traditional surveys. The paper demonstrates the use of χ-squared expectation surfaces for normalising geotweets and the value of social media spatial-temporal analysis for monitoring local involvement in environmental issues, and for monitoring the changing level of interest across different regions in reaction to political decisions.en_UK
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherElsevier BVen_UK
dc.relationBartie P, Varley A, Dickie J, Evensen D, Devine-Wright P, Ryder S, Whitmarsh L & Foad C (2023) Great Britain's spatial twitter activity related to ‘fracking’. <i>Computers, Environment and Urban Systems</i>, 103, Art. No.: 101978. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2023.101978en_UK
dc.rightsThis is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons CC-BY license, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. You are not required to obtain permission to reuse this article. To request permission for a type of use not listed, please contact Elsevier Global Rights Department.en_UK
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en_UK
dc.subjectχ-Squared expectation surface: Social mediaen_UK
dc.subjectGeolocated tweetsen_UK
dc.subjectFrackingen_UK
dc.titleGreat Britain's spatial twitter activity related to ‘fracking’en_UK
dc.typeJournal Articleen_UK
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2023.101978en_UK
dc.citation.jtitleComputers, Environment and Urban Systemsen_UK
dc.citation.issn1873-7587en_UK
dc.citation.issn0198-9715en_UK
dc.citation.volume103en_UK
dc.citation.publicationstatusPublisheden_UK
dc.citation.peerreviewedRefereeden_UK
dc.type.statusVoR - Version of Recorden_UK
dc.contributor.funderNERC Natural Environment Research Councilen_UK
dc.author.emailj.a.dickie@stir.ac.uken_UK
dc.citation.date11/05/2023en_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationHeriot-Watt Universityen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationBiological and Environmental Sciencesen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationBiological and Environmental Sciencesen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Edinburghen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Exeteren_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationUtah State Universityen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Bathen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Readingen_UK
dc.identifier.isiWOS:001057775800001en_UK
dc.identifier.scopusid2-s2.0-85159041917en_UK
dc.identifier.wtid1945500en_UK
dc.contributor.orcid0000-0002-6302-3854en_UK
dc.date.accepted2023-04-27en_UK
dcterms.dateAccepted2023-04-27en_UK
dc.date.filedepositdate2023-10-16en_UK
dc.relation.funderprojectUnderstanding the spatial and temporal dynamics of public attitudes and community responses to shale gas: an integrated approachen_UK
dc.relation.funderrefNE/R017727/1en_UK
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local.rioxx.authorBartie, P|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorVarley, A|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorDickie, J|0000-0002-6302-3854en_UK
local.rioxx.authorEvensen, D|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorDevine-Wright, P|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorRyder, S|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorWhitmarsh, L|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorFoad, C|en_UK
local.rioxx.projectNE/R017727/1|Natural Environment Research Council|http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000270en_UK
local.rioxx.freetoreaddate2023-11-17en_UK
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