Opis: Environmental Communication and the Public Sphere - J. Robert Cox, R Cox

'...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 "Writing for undergraduate students, Cox explains how communication shapes perceptions of environmental issues; surveys some of the media and public forums that are used for environmental communications and some of the communication practices of ordinary citizens, scientists, corporate lobbyists, and others seeking to influence decisions about nature and the human environment; and identifies conversations and debates taking place locally and globally that students and activists can join." -- SciTech Book News 20061205 "This all combines into an intensive introduction to an important aspect of communication-written by a man who has played an active part in the field about which he writes." -COMMUNICATION BOOKNOTES QUARTERLY -- Christopher H. Sterling Communication Booknotes Quarterly - Vol 39:I January-March 2008 20080318Introduction: Speaking for the Environment - For Ourselves Part I: Conceptual Perspectives 1. The Study of Environmental Communication Environmental Communication as an Area of Study Nature, Communication, and the Public Sphere Mapping the Terrain: Voices and Visions 2. Rhetorically Shaping the Environment The Environmental Movement in the United States A Rhetorical Perspective on the Environment Visual Rhetorics: Portraying Nature Part II: Citizen Voices and Public Forums 3. Public Participation in Environmental Decisions The Right to Know: Access to Information The Right of Public Comment The Right of Standing: Citizen Suits Citizens' Communication and Public Participation Restricting Public Participation in the Post-9/11 Era 4. Conflict Resolution Through Collaboration and Consensus From Advocacy to Collaboration Collaboration and Consensus in Environmental Disputes Limits of Collaboration and Consensus Part III: Media Coverage of the Environment 5. Media and Environmental Journalism Media Depictions of Nature News Production and the Environment Media Effects The Rise of Alternative Environmental Media 6. Risk Communication: Nonexpert Publics and Acceptable Risk Dangerous Environments: Assessing Risk Risk Communication and Nonexpert Publics Media Reporting of Risk Part IV: Voices for Change 7. Environmental Advocacy Campaigns Environmental Advocacy Environmental Advocacy Campaigns The Campaign to Protect Zuni Salt Lake Dilemmas of Environmental Advocacy 8. Environmental Justice: Voices From the Grassroots Whose Environment? Whose Voice? Building the Movement for Environmental Justice Indecorous Voices and Democratic Inclusion Trying to Speak in "Cancer Alley" Part V: Environmental Discourses of Science and Industry 9. Science and Symbolic Legitimacy Science and Symbolic Legitimacy Boundaries The Precautionary Principle Industry, Science, and the Symbolic Legitimacy Conflict Advocacy and Environmental Science 10. Greem Marketing and Corporate Campaigns Free Market Discourse and the Environment Corporate Green Marketing Corporate Advocacy: Three Bites of the Apple Environmental Backlash: Corporate Responses to Environmental Critics Epilogue: Imagining a Different World

Szczegóły: Environmental Communication and the Public Sphere - J. Robert Cox, R Cox

Tytuł: Environmental Communication and the Public Sphere
Autor: J. Robert Cox, R Cox
Producent: SAGE Publications Ltd
ISBN: 9780761930501
Rok produkcji: 2006
Ilość stron: 488
Oprawa: Miękka
Waga: 0.64 kg

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