This focus on the role of communication
in its broadest sense
in the construction ofenvironmental beliefs and behaviors will be... a must-read for environmental communicationstudents and practitioners.
Sharon Dunwoody University of Wisconsin-Madison Corbett's book is carefully researched and thoughtfully presented...her overall tone is unflinchingly objective...Communicating Nature is extremely successful at laying bare the messages that shape our attitudes. ... Read more
Quarterly Review of Biology For those involved with the communication of nature, this is an important book. No matter where your particular point of view fits into the spectrum of environmental ideology, understanding how your beliefs were formed and how they color your views of the natural world is important.
Science Books & Films Corbett gives practical advice in this text for her students in environmental studies ... The author explores attitudes toward the environment from lawn care at home to ecotourism. Valuable for graduate and undergraduate students as well as the lay public and organizations concerned with the environment. Summing Up: Recommended.
CHOICE Traditionally, Nature's beauty has been in the eye of the beholder, when not in the wayof the bulldozer. Now, Julia Corbett turns a scientist's eye to how we communicate with each other about the natural world. Her astute and deep analysis is greatly needed. ....
Richard Louv author of Last Child in the Woods Communicating Nature is a timely and important book on a subject that has received relatively little critical attention. This book... should be of great value to people interestedin promoting and marketing more responsible and effective resource management andenvironmental conservation.
Stephen R. Kellert Yale University; author of Building for Life This is a wonderful book for any student of the environment.... Julia Corbett provides a valuable text exploring issues ranging from the morality of zoos to our consumer society and the 'buyosphere.' Readers will come away with a new understanding of nature and culture.
Susan K. Jacobson University of Florida; author of Communication Skills for Conservation Professionals ... theoretically sound and immediately practical. [Professor Corbett] has writtenan excellent textbook, filled with fun little gems of activities that will encourage studentsto complement the content knowledge [she] provides with their own personal experiences.
Tarla Rai Peterson Texas A&M University; editor of Green Talk in the White House Show Less