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Communicating Climate Change
Susanna Priest
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Description for Communicating Climate Change
Hardback. Series: Palgrave Studies in Media and Environmental Communication. Num Pages: 177 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTC; JFD; LNKJ; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 380.
This book asks and answers the question of what communication research and other social sciences can offer that will help the global community to address climate change by identifying the conditions that can persuade audiences and encourage collective action on climate.
While scientists often expect that teaching people the scientific facts will change their minds about climate change, closer analysis suggests this is not always the case. Communication scholars are pursuing other ideas based on what we know about influence and persuasion, but this approach does not provide complete answers either. Some misconceptions can be corrected by education, and some ... Read more
This book asks and answers the question of what communication research and other social sciences can offer that will help the global community to address climate change by identifying the conditions that can persuade audiences and encourage collective action on climate.
While scientists often expect that teaching people the scientific facts will change their minds about climate change, closer analysis suggests this is not always the case. Communication scholars are pursuing other ideas based on what we know about influence and persuasion, but this approach does not provide complete answers either. Some misconceptions can be corrected by education, and some ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
177
Condition
New
Series
Palgrave Studies in Media and Environmental Communication
Number of Pages
177
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137585783
SKU
V9781137585783
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99-15
About Susanna Priest
Susanna Priest has been a tenured faculty member at Texas A&M University, USA, where she created their science journalism program; at the University of South Carolina, USA, where she served as director of research for their mass communication college, and at the University of Nevada – Las Vegas, USA, where she taught media studies, environmental studies, and public affairs.
Reviews for Communicating Climate Change
“This book discusses communication for committed climate change activists determined to promote activism. It assumes climate change is due to humans, is dangerous, is imminent, and is controllable. It also explores the idea that better communication will help solve the problem. … Summing Up: Recommended. All readers.” (T. N. Chase, Choice, Vol. 54 (11), July, 2017) “Priest ... Read more