Forthcoming Environmental Communication Books

Forthcoming Books

1. Environmental Journalism

   Edited by Henrik Bodker, Irene Neverla

   Series: Journalism Studies

   Environmental journalism is an increasingly significant area for study within the broader field of journalism studies. It connects the concerns of politics, science, business, culture and the natural world whilst also exploring the boundaries between the local, regional and global. A central...

   To Be Published April 18th 2013 by Routledge
2. Communicating Environmental Patriotism

   A Rhetorical History of the American Environmental Movement

   By Anne Marie Todd

   Series: Routledge Explorations in Environmental Studies

   Environmental patriotism, the belief that the national environment defines a country’s greatness, is a significant strand in twentieth century American environmentalism. This book is the first to explore the history of environmental patriotism in America through the intriguing stories of...

   To Be Published July 3rd 2013 by Routledge
3. Environmental Rhetoric and Ecologies of Place

   Edited by Peter Goggin

   Series: Routledge Studies in Rhetoric and Communication

   Understanding how rhetoric, and environmental rhetoric in particular, informs and is informed by local and global ecologies contributes to our conversations about sustainability and resilience — the preservation and conservation of the earth and the future of human society. This book explores some...

   To Be Published July 18th 2013 by Routledge
4. Effective Risk Communication

   Edited by Joseph Arvai, Louie Rivers III

   Series: Earthscan Risk in Society

   There are two questions often asked of risk communication: what has been learned from past work, and what is needed to push the field forward? Drawing on the experience of leading risk researchers and practitioners, Effective Risk Communication focuses on answering these questions. The book draws...

   To Be Published August 15th 2013 by Routledge
5. Climate Action Upsurge

   The Ethnography of Climate Movement Politics

   By Stuart Rosewarne, James Goodman, Rebecca Pearse

   Series: Routledge Advances in Climate Change Research

   In the late 2000s climate action became a defining feature of the international political agenda. Evidence of global warming and accelerating greenhouse gas emissions created a new sense of urgency and, despite consensus on the need for action, the growing failure of international climate policy...

   To Be Published August 27th 2013 by Routledge
6. Media and the Environment

   Edited by Anders Hansen

   Series: Critical Concepts in the Environment

   Most of what we understand about ‘the environment’, we know through the media, broadly defined, and related communication processes. Indeed, such processes have played a vital role in defining ‘the environment’ as a crucial concept, and in bringing environmental issues and problems to public and...

   To Be Published October 21st 2013 by Routledge
7. Routledge Handbook of Climate Change Movements

   Edited by Matthias Dietz, Heiko Garrelts

   Series: Routledge International Handbooks

   This handbook provides a comprehensive overview of the growing international climate movement. A dual focus on climate politics and civil society provides a hitherto unavailable broad and systematic analysis of the current global movement, highlighting how its dynamic and diverse character can play...

   To Be Published November 30th 2013 by Routledge
8. Culture, Politics and Climate Change

   How Information Shapes our Common Future

   Edited by Maxwell Boykoff, Deserai Crow

   This book draws from multiple disciplinary perspectives to present an overview of the knowledge related to our current understanding of climate change politics and culture. The book illustrates the translation of values into political outcomes through the use, production, and consumption of...

   To Be Published February 14th 2014 by Routledge