Editors:
- Examines changing scenarios in environmental communication resulting from the intertwining of ‘the digital’ and’ the local’
- Presents a diverse collection of case studies undertaken around the globe
- Highlights the increased importance of both place and people when identifying and framing environmental problems
Part of the book series: Global Transformations in Media and Communication Research - A Palgrave and IAMCR Series (GTMCR)
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Digital Technologies, Place and Environmental Awareness
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Social Media, Environmental Protest and Community-Building
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Digital Communication, Environmental Discourse and Local Experiences
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About this book
This volume interrogates the intertwining of the local and the digital in environmental communication. It starts by introducing a wave metaphor to tease out major shifts in the field, and situates the intersections of local places and digital networks in the beginning of a third wave. Investigations that feature the centrality of place and digital communication platforms show how we today, as researchers and practitioners, communicate the environment. Contributions identify the need for critical approaches that engage with the wider consequences of this changing media landscape, unpacking local and global tensions in environmental communication research. This empirical case study collection from different parts of the world shows that environmental activists and citizens creatively use digital technologies for campaign purposes. It identifies new environmental communication challenges and opportunities, as well as practices, of environmental activists, NGOs, citizens and local communities, in the fight for social and environmental justice.
Reviews
“The qualitative collection is a diverse and compelling read for both science and environmental communication practitioners and theorists, who wish to understand how the seemingly distant concepts of local and global go hand in hand in the fight for environmental justice. … It is a valuable contribution to the expanding body of knowledge in environmental communication.” (Beatriz Mira, International Journal of Communication, Vol. 15, 2021)
“This book adds to our knowledge of how the digital and the local intertwine to advance different discourses in environmental communication and will be a useful resource for scholars of environmental studies, media and communication, cultural studies, and science communication.” (Jingrong Tong, Senior Lecturer in Digital News Cultures, University of Sheffield, UK)“This edited volume will make an important contribution to our understanding of the global and local interconnections in digital environmental communication space with the ever expanding use of technologies.” (Usha Harris, Department of Media, Music, Communication & Cultural Studies at Macquarie University, Sydney)
Editors and Affiliations
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Department of Political Science and Public Law, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain
Joana Díaz-Pont
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Department of Communication Studies, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
Pieter Maeseele
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Department of Culture and Media Studies, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
Annika Egan Sjölander
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Manipal Institute of Communication, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (Manipal University), Manipal, India
Maitreyee Mishra
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School of Humanities, Languages and Social Science, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Australia
Kerrie Foxwell-Norton
About the editors
Joana Díaz-Pont is Lecturer and Researcher at the Department of Political Science and Public Law of the Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain. Her research is in the intersection between environmental communication, governance and policies for sustainability.
Pieter Maeseele is Associate Professor at the Department of Communication Studies of the University of Antwerp, Belgium. His research agenda focuses on the role and performance of media and popular culture in relation to democratic debate, citizenship and pluralism.
Annika Egan Sjölander is Associate Professor of Media and Communication Studies at Umeå University, Sweden. She researches the democratic role of media and communication in environmental communication and their impact on the development of sustainable societies in the Anthropocene.
Maitreyee Mishra is Assistant Professor at Manipal Institute of Communication, MAHE, India. Her research areas are environmental humanities, development and gender, Japanese anime, and anthropology.
Kerrie Foxwell-Norton is Associate Professor of Communication, Media and Journalism Studies at Griffith University, Australia. Her research explores environmental communication of coastal and marine environments and the myriad of communities therein.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Local and the Digital in Environmental Communication
Editors: Joana Díaz-Pont, Pieter Maeseele, Annika Egan Sjölander, Maitreyee Mishra, Kerrie Foxwell-Norton
Series Title: Global Transformations in Media and Communication Research - A Palgrave and IAMCR Series
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-37330-6
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Literature, Cultural and Media Studies, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-37329-0Published: 06 May 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-37332-0Published: 06 May 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-37330-6Published: 05 May 2020
Series ISSN: 2634-5978
Series E-ISSN: 2634-5986
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXX, 276
Number of Illustrations: 11 b/w illustrations
Topics: Environmental Communication, Digital/New Media, Global/International Culture