Environmental Communication and Community - 9781138913868

Taylor & Francis

Environmental Communication and CommunityConstructive and destructive dynamics of social transformation\nAuthor(s): Tarla Peterson, Hanna Berge, Andrea Feldpausch-Parker, Kaisa Raitio\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138913868, 978-1138913868\nSynopsis\nAs society has become increasingly aware of environmental issues, the challenge of structuring public participation opportunities that strengthen democracy, while promoting more sustainable communities has become crucial for many natural resource agencies, industries, interest groups and publics. The processes of negotiating between the often disparate values held by these diverse groups, and formulating and implementing policies that enable people to fulfil goals associated with these values, can strengthen communities as well as tear them apart. \n\nThis book provides a critical examination of the role communication plays in social transition, through both const.