Disruptive Environmental Communication

This book proposes a radical change in communication strategies about environmental problems, advocating for more active and emotionally engaging methods that drive people to action. Based on new theoretical developments and research, the book provides a new framework for designing such communicatio...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Klöckner, Christian A., Löfström, Erica (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2022, 2022
Edition:1st ed. 2022
Series:Psychology and Our Planet
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:This book proposes a radical change in communication strategies about environmental problems, advocating for more active and emotionally engaging methods that drive people to action. Based on new theoretical developments and research, the book provides a new framework for designing such communication strategies and suggests practical implementations of these ideas for practitioners, policy-makers, and scientists. Among the topics discussed: • The psychology of change and why disruptive communication is necessary • Virtual reality technologies used to communicate complex ideas • Reflections on the value of science fiction and climate fiction in addressing environmental issues • Analyzing the impact of youth climate activism Disruptive Environmental Communication provides an innovative new framework for designing effective communication strategies to address large-scale environmental problems, challenging the assumption that environmental problems can be communicated and handled through non-disruptive methods. Provides an innovative new framework for communication strategies to inspire action on environmental issues Suggests practical methods of implementing these ideas for practitioners and engaged policy-makers Challenges the assumption that we can tackle environmental problems through non-disruptive methods
Physical Description:X, 158 p. 13 illus., 7 illus. in color online resource
ISBN:9783031171659