Environmental communication and the public sphere

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Title:

Environmental communication and the public sphere

Author:

Cox, J. Robert.

ISBN:

9780761930495

9780761930501

Personal Author:

Cox, J. Robert.

Publication Information:

Thousand Oaks ; London : SAGE, 2006.

Physical Description:

xxv, 457 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

General Note:

Formerly CIP.

Contents:

Introduction : speaking for the environment - for ourselves -- 1. The study of environmental communication -- 2. Rhetorically shaping the environment -- 3. Public participation in environmental decisions -- 4. Conflict resolution through collaboration and consensus -- 5. Media and environmental journalism -- 6. Risk communication : nonexpert publics and acceptable risk -- 7. Environmental advocacy campaigns -- 8. Environmental justice : voice from the grassroots -- 9. Science and symbolic legitimacy -- 10. Green marketing and corporate campaigns -- Epilogue : imagining a different world.

Abstract:

"Environmental Communication and the Public Sphere is the first textbook to offer a comprehensive introduction to the growing field of environmental communication. This book focuses on the role of communication in influencing the ways in which we perceive the environment as well as what actions we and others take in our relations to the natural world." "This book is ideal for undergraduate students in the fields of Communication and Environmental Studies studying Environmental Communication, Environmental Rhetoric, Media and the Environment, or Introduction to Environmental Studies. The text is also appropriate for courses studying environmental movements in Sociology and Cultural Anthropology."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject Term:

Communication in the environmental sciences -- Textbooks.

Mass media and the environment -- Textbooks.

Electronic Access:

Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0657/2005024700-d.html
Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0518/2005024700.html
Contributor biographical information http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0734/2005024700-b.html

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Summary

′...this is an excellent introduction to an important topic′ - Media International Australia

Environmental Communication and the Public Sphere is the first comprehensive undergraduate textbook in the growing field of environmental communication. It takes as its theme the role of communication in influencing the ways in which we perceive the environment as well as what actions we and others take in our relations to the natural world. The text blends scholarship and hands-on experiences to provide a theory-based and coherent description of the concrete communication practices and sites in the debates over environment protection.

The level of presentation targets upper-level, undergraduate students in speech communication, environmental studies, English, journalism, political science, and sociology. Additional theory and vocabulary are introduced, as are case studies and examples for closer examination of the principal sites and practices of environmental communication - including forums for public participation, advocacy campaigns, media coverage of environmental stories, risk communication, and models of dispute settlement.

Key Features:

- Provides a core text (broad and theoretically coherent coverage) that covers all of the basic areas of environmental communication

- Draws on the author′s experiences as president of the largest U.S. environmental group

- Summarizes current scholarship in the area and makes accessible many of the practices of media, corporations, and advocacy groups that are not readily available in public sources

- Gives students insight into the practical ways to participate publicly in influencing the decisions of governmental agencies that affect the environment

- Offers a comprehensible treatment of the complexity and range of issues, sites, and practices in environmental communication

"Act Locally" exercises provide opportunities for students to apply their knowledge of the principles of environmental communication on their campus or community